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Sex-Driven Differences in Immunological Responses: Challenges and Opportunities for the Immunotherapies of the Third Millennium

Leonardo MirandolaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA;The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA;Kiromic LLC, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Raymond WadeDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Rashmi VermaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Camilo PenaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Nattamol HosiriluckDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Jose A. FigueroaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA;Kiromic LLC, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Everardo CobosDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA;The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA;Kiromic LLC, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Marjorie R. JenkinsThe Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA
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Maurizio Chiriva-InternatiDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA;The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA;Kiromic LLC, Lubbock, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 134-142 | Accepted 09 Feb 2015, Published online: 22 Apr 2015

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