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TCRγδ (+) T-cell response to streptococcal antigens in patients with psoriasis

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  1. Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Marmara Universitesi Tıp Fakultesi, Tophanelioğlu Cad No:13/15, 34660, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tulin Ergun & Oya Gurbuz

  2. Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Marmara Universitesi Tıp Fakultesi, Tophanelioğlu Cad No:13/15, 34660, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

    Emel Eksioglu-Demiralp

  3. Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, Marmara Universitesi Tıp Fakultesi, Tophanelioğlu Cad No:13/15, 34660, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

    Haner Direskeneli

  4. Marmara University School of Health Education, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Marmara Universitesi Tıp Fakultesi, Tophanelioğlu Cad No:13/15, 34660, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

    Gonca Mumcu

  5. Mustafa Mazhar Sok No:12/3, 36730, Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tulin Ergun

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Ergun, T., Eksioglu-Demiralp, E., Direskeneli, H. et al. TCRγδ (+) T-cell response to streptococcal antigens in patients with psoriasis. Arch Dermatol Res 296, 536–538 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-005-0549-9

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