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Molecular genetics, structure, and function of C-reactive protein

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Kilpatrick, J.M., Volanakis, J.E. Molecular genetics, structure, and function of C-reactive protein. Immunol Res 10, 43–53 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02918166

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