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A monoclonal antibody which detects a polymorphic la antigenic determinant reacts with purified β polypeptide chain

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McMaster, W.R. A monoclonal antibody which detects a polymorphic la antigenic determinant reacts with purified β polypeptide chain. Immunogenetics 13, 347–350 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00364500

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