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Superantigens in demyelinating disease

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  1. Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, B002, Stanford University Mediacal Center, 94305-5429, Stanford, CA, USA

    Stefan Brocke, Christopher Piercy & Lawrence Steinman

  2. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Building 10, Room 5B-16, 10 Center Dr MSC 1400, 20892-1400, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Stefan Brocke

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Brocke, S., Piercy, C. & Steinman, L. Superantigens in demyelinating disease. Springer Semin Immunopathol 18, 51–56 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00792608

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