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. 1966 Mar;45(3):321–329. doi: 10.1172/JCI105346

Accelerated breakdown of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in myotonic dystrophy: a hereditary error of immunoglobulin catabolism.

R D Wochner, G Drews, W Strober, T A Waldmann
PMCID: PMC292701  PMID: 4159450

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