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Regulation of the antibody class switch to IgA

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    Yi-Chaung A. Lin, Penny Shockett & Janet Stavnezer

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Lin, YC.A., Shockett, P. & Stavnezer, J. Regulation of the antibody class switch to IgA. Immunol Res 10, 376–380 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919724

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