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Original Article

Discordant Interleukin 2 Production in Monozygotic Twins Concordant for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Kazuto Sato Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Nobuyuki Miyasaka Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kunio Yamaoka Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Takashi Yamada Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Takaaki Nishido Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Masaharu Okuda Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kusuki Nishioka Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 3-9 | Received 17 Jul 1987, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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