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. 1995 May 1;181(5):1597–1601. doi: 10.1084/jem.181.5.1597

Selective binding of self peptides to disease-associated major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules: a mechanism for MHC-linked susceptibility to human autoimmune diseases

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