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. 1991 Oct;50(10):731–734. doi: 10.1136/ard.50.10.731

Immune functions and inflammatory reactions in HLA-B27 positive subjects.

R Tertti 1, P Toivanen 1
PMCID: PMC1004543  PMID: 1958101

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