This is a selection of articles from the March 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Allergy & Immunology headlines.
HLA-G genotype and HLA-G expression in systemic lupus erythematosus: HLA-G as a putative susceptibility gene in systemic lupus erythematosus
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Source: Tissue Antigens - March 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Fibrinogen-bearing protein genes in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata: Characterization of two novel genes and expression studies during ontogenesis and trematode infection.
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Source: Developmental and Comparative Immunology - March 31, 2008 Authors: Zhang SM, Nian H, Zeng Y, Dejong RJ Tags: Dev Comp Immunol Source Type: info
Spatial and mechanistic separation of cross-presentation and endogenous antigen presentation
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Source: Nature Immunology - March 30, 2008 Authors: Sven BurgdorfChristian SchölzAndreas KautzRobert TampéChristian Kurts Tags: Article Source Type: info
The Biochemistry of Somatic Hypermutation.
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Source: Annual Review of Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Peled JU, Kuang FL, Iglesias-Ussel MD, Roa S, Kalis SL, Goodman MF, Scharff MD Tags: Annu Rev Immunol Source Type: info
T Cell Trafficking in Allergic Asthma: The Ins and Outs.
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Source: Annual Review of Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Medoff BD, Thomas SY, Luster AD Tags: Annu Rev Immunol Source Type: info
The APOBEC3 Cytidine Deaminases: An Innate Defensive Network Opposing Exogenous Retroviruses and Endogenous Retroelements.
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Source: Annual Review of Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Chiu YL, Greene WC Tags: Annu Rev Immunol Source Type: info
The IRF Family Transcription Factors in Immunity and Oncogenesis.
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Source: Annual Review of Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Tamura T, Yanai H, Savitsky D, Taniguchi T Tags: Annu Rev Immunol Source Type: info
Monocyte-mediated defense against microbial pathogens.
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Source: Annual Review of Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Serbina NV, Jia T, Hohl TM, Pamer EG Tags: Annu Rev Immunol Source Type: info
Asthma and obesity: Common early-life influences in the inception of disease.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Litonjua AA, Gold DR Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: info
Reply.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Rogers AJ, Celedón JC, Lasky-Su JA, Weiss ST, Raby BA Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: info
T-cell allorecognition: a case of mistaken identity or déjà vu?
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Source: Trends in Immunology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Archbold JK, Macdonald WA, Burrows SR, Rossjohn J, McCluskey J Tags: Trends Immunol Source Type: info
ImmuneRegen(R) BioSciences And DelSite Biotechnologies Collaborate On New Flu Treatment
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - March 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Health Tip: Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction
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Source: MedicineNet Allergies General - March 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Allergy to eggplant (Solanum melongena) caused by a putative secondary metabolite.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Pramod SN, Venkatesh YP Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: info
Severe immediate type hypersensitivity reactions in 105 German adults: when to diagnose anaphylaxis.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Treudler R, Kozovska Y, Simon JC Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: info
Strategies for the prevention of asthmatic, anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions during the administration of anesthetics and/or contrast media.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Liccardi G, Lobefalo G, Di Florio E, Di Iorio C, Occhiochiuso L, Romano L, Savoia G, Massa RM, D'Amato G, Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: info
Occupational allergic contact dermatitis to 2-N-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Reyes Balaguer J, Martín Herrera A, De la Cuadra Oyanguren J, Hernández Fernández de Rojas D Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: info
Prevalence of cypress pollen sensitization and its clinical importance in Izmir, Turkey, with cypress allergy assessed by nasal provocation.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Sin AZ, Ersoy R, Gulbahar O, Ardeniz O, Gokmen NM, Kokuludag A Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: info
In Brief
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: info
Awakening the thymus in adults
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Olive Leavy Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: info
Myeloid development: How microRNAs manage myeloid cells
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Kirsty Minton Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: info
Interleukin-10 regulates TNF-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE/ADAM-17) involving a TIMP-3 dependent and independent mechanism.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Brennan FM, Green P, Amjadi P, Robertshaw HJ, Alvarez-Iglesias M, Takata M Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: info
CXCR3 determines strain susceptibility to murine cerebral malaria by mediating T lymphocyte migration toward IFN-[ggr]-induced chemokines
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Philippe E. Van den Steen, Katrien Deroost, Ilse Van Aelst, Nathalie Geurts, Erik Martens, Sofie Struyf, Catherine Q. Nie, Diana S. Hansen, Patrick Matthys, Jo Van Damme, Ghislain Opdenakker Source Type: info
Contrasting cytoskeletal regulation of MHC class II peptide presentation by human B cells or dendritic cells
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Alix Delaguillaumie, Viviana Marin-Esteban, Niclas Setterblad, Laurence Jeanson Leh, Eric Assier, Catherine Gelin, Dominique Charron, Anne Galy, Nuala Mooney Source Type: info
Monitoring of vaccine-specific IFN-{gamma} induction in the genital mucosa of mice by real-time RT-PCR.
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Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Revaz V, Debonneville A, Bobst M, Nardelli-Haefliger D Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: info
Notch signaling is necessary for GATA3 function in the initiation of T cell development.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Hozumi K, Negishi N, Tsuchiya I, Abe N, Hirano KI, Suzuki D, Yamamoto M, Engel JD, Habu S Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: info
Proliferation and interleukin 5 production by CD8(hi)CD57(+) T cells.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Chong LK, Aicheler RJ, Llewellyn-Lacey S, Tomasec P, Brennan P, Wang EC Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: info
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells veto CD8 T cell activation by antigen-presenting dendritic cells.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Schildberg FA, Hegenbarth SI, Schumak B, Limmer A, Knolle PA Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: info
Preservation of a critical epitope core region is associated with the high degree of flaviviral cross-reactivity exhibited by a dengue-specific CD4+ T cell clone
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Edward Moran, Cameron Simmons, Nguyen Vinh Chau, Kerstin Luhn, Bridget Wills, Nguyen Phuong Dung, Le Thi Thu Thao, Tran Tinh Hien, Jeremy Farrar, Sarah Rowland-Jones, Tao Dong Source Type: info
Effect of Frequently Used Chemotherapeutic Drugs on Cytotoxic Activity of Human Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes.
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Source: Journal of Immunotherapy - March 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (418 K) Source Type: info
Adrenergic Modulation of Dendritic Cell Cancer Vaccine in a Mouse Model: Role of Dendritic Cell Maturation.
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Source: Journal of Immunotherapy - March 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (224 K) Source Type: info
A multi-center survey of childhood asthma in Turkey – I: The cost and its determinants
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Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - March 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Immunotherapy of malignant brain tumors
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Source: Immunological Reviews - March 22, 2008 Authors: Mitchell, Duane A.Fecci, Peter E.Sampson, John H. Source Type: info
The promise of 4-1BB (CD137)-mediated immunomodulation and the immunotherapy of cancer
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Source: Immunological Reviews - March 22, 2008 Authors: Lynch, David H. Source Type: info
Oral DNA vaccines target the tumor vasculature and microenvironment and suppress tumor growth and metastasis
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Source: Immunological Reviews - March 22, 2008 Authors: Xiang, RongLuo, YunpingNiethammer, Andreas G.Reisfeld, Ralph A. Source Type: info
Antigen-specific immunotherapy of cervical and ovarian cancer
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Source: Immunological Reviews - March 22, 2008 Authors: Hung, Chien-FuWu, T. C.Monie, ArchanaRoden, Richard Source Type: info
Tumor immunology top 10 list
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Source: Immunological Reviews - March 22, 2008 Authors: Finn, Olivera J. Source Type: info
Reengineering dendritic cell-based anti-cancer vaccines
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Source: Immunological Reviews - March 22, 2008 Authors: Koski, Gary K.Cohen, Peter A.Roses, Robert E.Xu, ShuwenCzerniecki, Brian J. Source Type: info
Engineering therapeutic monoclonal antibodies
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Source: Immunological Reviews - March 22, 2008 Authors: Liu, Xiao-yunPop, Laurentiu M.Vitetta, Ellen S. Source Type: info
Pillars article: theta isoantigen as a marker of thymus-derived lymphocytes in mice. Nature 1969. 224: 378-379.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Raff MC Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Modulation of dendritic cell function by leishmania parasites.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Soong L Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
CD40 on APCs Is Needed for Optimal Programming, Maintenance, and Recall of CD8+ T Cell Memory Even in the Absence of CD4+ T Cell Help.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Hernandez MG, Shen L, Rock KL Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Lack of TIM-3 Immunoregulation in Multiple Sclerosis.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Yang L, Anderson DE, Kuchroo J, Hafler DA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Innate-Like Effector Differentiation of Human Invariant NKT Cells Driven by IL-7.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: de Lalla C, Festuccia N, Albrecht I, Chang HD, Andolfi G, Benninghoff U, Bombelli F, Borsellino G, Aiuti A, Radbruch A, Dellabona P, Casorati G Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Loss of IFN-{gamma} Enables the Expansion of Autoreactive CD4+ T Cells to Induce Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by a Nonencephalitogenic Myelin Variant Antigen.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Sabatino JJ, Shires J, Altman JD, Ford ML, Evavold BD Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Assessment of Bet v 1-Specific CD4+ T Cell Responses in Allergic and Nonallergic Individuals Using MHC Class II Peptide Tetramers.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Van Overtvelt L, Wambre E, Maillère B, von Hofe E, Louise A, Balazuc AM, Bohle B, Ebo D, Leboulaire C, Garcia G, Moingeon P Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Selective Roles of MAPKs during the Macrophage Response to IFN-{gamma}.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Valledor AF, Sánchez-Tilló E, Arpa L, Park JM, Caelles C, Lloberas J, Celada A Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Aberrant Genetic Control of Invariant TCR-Bearing NKT Cell Function in New Zealand Mouse Strains: Possible Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pathogenesis.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Tsukamoto K, Ohtsuji M, Shiroiwa W, Lin Q, Nakamura K, Tsurui H, Jiang Y, Sudo K, Nishimura H, Shirai T, Hirose S Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Dendritic Cell-Dependent Inhibition of B Cell Proliferation Requires CD22.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Santos L, Draves KE, Boton M, Grewal PK, Marth JD, Clark EA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Renal Cell Carcinoma Tumors Induce T Cell Apoptosis through Receptor-Dependent and Receptor-Independent Pathways.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Das T, Sa G, Paszkiewicz-Kozik E, Hilston C, Molto L, Rayman P, Kudo D, Biswas K, Bukowski RM, Finke JH, Tannenbaum CS Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
TIM-4 Expressed on APCs Induces T Cell Expansion and Survival.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Rodriguez-Manzanet R, Meyers JH, Balasubramanian S, Slavik J, Kassam N, Dardalhon V, Greenfield EA, Anderson AC, Sobel RA, Hafler DA, Strom TB, Kuchroo VK Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Homeostasis and effector function of lymphopenia-induced "memory-like" T cells in constitutively T cell-depleted mice.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Voehringer D, Liang HE, Locksley RM Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
CD4+ T Lymphocytes Are Not Necessary for the Acute Rejection of Vascularized Mouse Lung Transplants.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Gelman AE, Okazaki M, Lai J, Kornfeld CG, Kreisel FH, Richardson SB, Sugimoto S, Tietjens JR, Patterson GA, Krupnick AS, Kreisel D Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Blockade of PD-1/B7-H1 Interaction Restores Effector CD8+ T Cell Responses in a Hepatitis C Virus Core Murine Model.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Lukens JR, Cruise MW, Lassen MG, Hahn YS Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Mouse Mast Cell Tryptase mMCP-6 Is a Critical Link between Adaptive and Innate Immunity in the Chronic Phase of Trichinella spiralis Infection.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Shin K, Watts GF, Oettgen HC, Friend DS, Pemberton AD, Gurish MF, Lee DM Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Retargeting of Human T Cells to Tumor-Associated MUC1: The Evolution of a Chimeric Antigen Receptor.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Wilkie S, Picco G, Foster J, Davies DM, Julien S, Cooper L, Arif S, Mather SJ, Taylor-Papadimitriou J, Burchell JM, Maher J Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
MDA5 Participates in the Detection of Paramyxovirus Infection and Is Essential for the Early Activation of Dendritic Cells in Response to Sendai Virus Defective Interfering Particles.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Yount JS, Gitlin L, Moran TM, López CB Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Differential initiation of innate immune responses induced by human cytomegalovirus entry into fibroblast cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Juckem LK, Boehme KW, Feire AL, Compton T Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Apoptotic Cells Protect Mice against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Shock.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Ren Y, Xie Y, Jiang G, Fan J, Yeung J, Li W, Tam PK, Savill J Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Complement receptors 1 and 2 influence the immune environment in a B cell receptor-independent manner.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Jacobson AC, Weis JJ, Weis JH Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
IL-2/Anti-IL-2 Antibody Complex Enhances Vaccine-Mediated Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cell Responses and Increases the Ratio of Effector/Memory CD8+ T Cells to Regulatory T Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - March 21, 2008 Authors: Mostböck S, Lutsiak ME, Milenic DE, Baidoo K, Schlom J, Sabzevari H Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Government Settles Claim Varicella Shot Caused Rare Skin Rash
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - March 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Hep B Vaccine Trial Halted By FDA Because Of 'Serious Adverse Event'
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - March 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Child Died From SIDS, Not Cytokine Storm From Hepatitis Shot
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - March 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Characterization of the Protective Capability of a Recombinant Coxsackievirus B3 Variant Expressing Interferon-γ
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Source: Viral Immunology - March 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Lack of Evidence for Complete Resistance of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells to HIV-1 and HIV-2 Infection
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Source: Viral Immunology - March 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Cellular and Humoral Immunogenicity of Hamster Polyomavirus-Derived Virus-Like Particles Harboring a Mucin 1 Cytotoxic T-Cell Epitope
