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No evidence of Borna disease virus-specific antibodies in multiple sclerosis patients in Germany

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Kitze, B., Herzog, S., Rieckmann, P. et al. No evidence of Borna disease virus-specific antibodies in multiple sclerosis patients in Germany. J Neurol 243, 660–662 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00878664

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