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Antibody titers to an oxidized thymidine moiety are altered by systemic pharmacotherapy and by ultraviolet B phototherapy

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  1. Dermatopharmacology Section, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA

    M. Sasson, M. J. Stiller, J. L. Shupack & D. Khasak

  2. Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA

    J. Karkoszka & K. Frenkel

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Sasson, M., Stiller, M.J., Shupack, J.L. et al. Antibody titers to an oxidized thymidine moiety are altered by systemic pharmacotherapy and by ultraviolet B phototherapy. Arch Dermatol Res 285, 227–229 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00372014

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