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Understanding the immune response to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults: a systems biology approach

Nathaniel D Lambert Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA; Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA
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Inna G Ovsyannikova Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA; Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA
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V Shane Pankratz Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA; Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA
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Robert M Jacobson Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA; Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA; Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA; Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA
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Gregory A Poland Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA; Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MI 55905, USA. [email protected]
Pages 985-994 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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