Identifying the culprits in neurological autoimmune diseases

Journal of Translational Autoimmunity - Tập 2 - Trang 100015 - 2019
Yeny Acosta-Ampudia1, Diana M. Monsalve1, Carolina Ramírez-Santana1
1Center for Autoimmune Diseases Research (CREA), School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad Del Rosario, Carrera 24 No. 63-C-69, Bogotá, Colombia

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