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Original Article

Marked γδ T-Cell Decrease in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)

Tim Niehues Departments of Medicine North Shore, University Hospital/Cornell University Medical College 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, New York, 11030
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Beena Gulwani-Akolkar Departments of Medicine North Shore, University Hospital/Cornell University Medical College 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, New York, 11030
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Ira S. Goldman Departments of Medicine North Shore, University Hospital/Cornell University Medical College 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, New York, 11030
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Matthew J. McKinley Departments of Medicine North Shore, University Hospital/Cornell University Medical College 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, New York, 11030
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Jack Silver Departments of Medicine North Shore, University Hospital/Cornell University Medical College 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, New York, 11030
Pages 267-273 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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