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Original Paper

T-Cell repertoire in the tonsils of patients with IgA nephropathy

Miki Takahara From the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Kan Kishibe From the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Hayabusa Nozawa From the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Yasuaki Harabuchi From the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 25-27 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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