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MHC class II+ keratinocytes from IFNγ-treated human skin activate T cells in the presence of staphylococcal superantigen despite UVB irradiation

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Skov, L., Baadsgaard, O. MHC class II+ keratinocytes from IFNγ-treated human skin activate T cells in the presence of staphylococcal superantigen despite UVB irradiation. Arch Dermatol Res 288, 255–257 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02530095

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