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Autoimmunity against corneal antigens. I. Isolation of a soluble 54 Kd corneal epithelium antigen

Piet Jan Kruit Department of Ophthalmology, Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Ophthalmo-Immunology, The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ruth van der Gaag Department of Ophthalmo-Immunology, The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lidy Broersma Department of Ophthalmo-Immunology, The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Aize Kijlstra Department of Ophthalmo-Immunology, The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 313-320 | Received 31 Dec 1985, Accepted 25 Mar 1986, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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