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Editorial

New Opportunities for Organ Transplantation Research: Epigenetics is Likely to be an Important Determinant of the Host Immune Response

Sarah A LaMereDepartment of Molecular & Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
,
H Kiyomi KomoriDepartment of Molecular & Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Daniel R SalomonCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 243-246 | Published online: 11 Jun 2013

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