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. 1995 Jan;36(1):1–4. doi: 10.1136/gut.36.1.1

Potential role of superantigen induced activation of cell mediated immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease.

J P Ibbotson 1, J R Lowes 1
PMCID: PMC1382342  PMID: 7534251

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