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HIGH INTERLEUKIN-10 PRODUCTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTI-ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY PRODUCTION AND TREATMENT RESPONSE IN JUVENILE MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

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Pages 1505-1512 | Received 23 Aug 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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