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. 2010 Aug 17;107(33):E130; author reply E131.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1004603107. Epub 2010 Aug 4.

UV radiation, vitamin D, and multiple sclerosis

Lahiru Handunnetthi, Sreeram V Ramagopalan
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UV radiation, vitamin D, and multiple sclerosis

Lahiru Handunnetthi et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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