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cDNA cloning and chromosomal assignment of the mouse gene for desmoglein 3 (Dsg3), the pemphigus vulgaris antigen

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Ishikawa, H., Silos, S.A., Tamai, K. et al. cDNA cloning and chromosomal assignment of the mouse gene for desmoglein 3 (Dsg3), the pemphigus vulgaris antigen. Mammalian Genome 5, 803–804 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292018

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