MHC Class II and III Polymorphisms and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Monica Galli

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615674

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Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(02): 193-194
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615674

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MHC Class II and III Polymorphisms and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Monica Galli

¹Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy

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