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Research Article

Both the sera of patients with Behçet’s disease and Streptococcus sanguis stimulate membrane expression of hnRNP A2/B1 in endothelial cells

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Pages 241-246 | Accepted 21 Sep 2012, Published online: 27 Feb 2013

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