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Original Article

Methyl-vitamin B12 blocks the CD28 co-stimulatory pathway in human T cells and its possible therapeutic application for T cell-mediated diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis

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Pages 35-45 | Received 07 Jan 1997, Accepted 10 Jan 1997, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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