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Structural variation among major histocompatibility complex class-II genes which predispose to autoimmunity

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  • Celiac Disease
  • Human Immunol
  • Restriction Fragment Analysis
  • Classic Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Restriction Fragment Polymorphism