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Original Article

IVIg therapy in autoimmunity and related disorders: our experience with a large cohort of patients

Yehuda Shoenfeld Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine “B”, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kipp, Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Uriel Katz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine “B”, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel
Pages 123-137 | Received 12 Dec 2004, Accepted 25 Jan 2005, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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