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. 1991 Oct;86(Suppl 1):53–56. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb06208.x

Deficiency of mannan binding protein--a new complement deficiency syndrome.

M W Turner 1
PMCID: PMC1554043  PMID: 1934604

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