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For Debate: What do we really know about Autoantibody Abnormalities and Reproductive Failure: A Critical Review

Norbert Gleicher President, The Center for Human Reproduction, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Immunology/Microbiology, University of Health Science/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL
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Donna Pratt Director of Reproductive Endocrinology, The Center for Human Reproduction Clinical Associate, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Alan Dudkiewicz Director, Division of Laboratories, The Center for Human Reproduction, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pages 115-140 | Received 14 Jun 1993, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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