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Soluble HLA: patterns of expression in normal subjects, autoimmune diseases, and transplant recipients

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Adamashvili, I., Kelley, R.E., Pressly, T. et al. Soluble HLA: patterns of expression in normal subjects, autoimmune diseases, and transplant recipients. Rheumatol Int 25, 491–500 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-005-0585-y

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