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The interferon-stimulated genes are plausibly a primary genetic locus for genetically enabling hyperinflammatory and autoimmune diseases and lymphocyte exhaustion

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Roe, K. The interferon-stimulated genes are plausibly a primary genetic locus for genetically enabling hyperinflammatory and autoimmune diseases and lymphocyte exhaustion. Human Cell 36, 2278–2280 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-023-00969-5

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