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Original Article

Anti-Rna Polymerase I Antibodies in the Sera of Mrl Lupus Mice at the Initial Stages of Disease are Directed Primarily Against Phosphorylation-Dependent Epitopes

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Pages 29-36 | Received 01 May 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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