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Comparative Study
. 2006 Jul;3(7):e292.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030292.

Anti-interferon auto-antibodies in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1

Michael Levin  1
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Comparative Study

Anti-interferon auto-antibodies in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1

Michael Levin. PLoS Med. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Levin discusses a new study, by Meager and colleagues, which identified a novel target of the disordered immune response in patients with APS-1.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author declares that he has no competing interests.

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