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Normal IgA production by peripheral blood lymphocytes in dermatitis herpetiformis and linear IgA dermatosis

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  1. The Slade Hospital, OX3 7JH, Oxford, UK

    F. Wojnarowska

  2. Department of Renal Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, UK

    S. Perl

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Wojnarowska, F., Perl, S. Normal IgA production by peripheral blood lymphocytes in dermatitis herpetiformis and linear IgA dermatosis. Arch Dermatol Res 280, 494–496 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00427663

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