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Editorial

Age-associated B cells: are they the key to understanding why autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women?

Kira Rubtsova Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1400 Jackson Street, K512, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Philippa Marrack Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1400 Jackson Street, K512, Denver, CO 80206, USA and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. [email protected]
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Anatoly V Rubtsov Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1400 Jackson Street, K512, Denver, CO 80206, USA
Pages 5-7 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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