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Is tapasin a modified Mhc class I molecule?

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Mayer, W.E., Klein, J. Is tapasin a modified Mhc class I molecule?. Immunogenetics 53, 719–723 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-001-0403-y

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