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Transcriptional regulation of HLA class-II genes

  • MHC Class II Genes and Molecules, Symposium (Part III)
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    B. Matija Peterlin, Göran Andersson, Erika Lötscher & Sue Tsang

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    B. Matija Peterlin, Göran Andersson, Erika Lötscher & Sue Tsang

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    B. Matija Peterlin, Göran Andersson, Erika Lötscher & Sue Tsang

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Peterlin, B.M., Andersson, G., Lötscher, E. et al. Transcriptional regulation of HLA class-II genes. Immunol Res 9, 164–177 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02918176

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