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Comment
. 2017 Sep-Oct;17(5):273-274.
doi: 10.5698/1535-7597.17.5.273.

A Genetic Disposition for Autoimmune Encephalitis: Searching for Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Complex Subtypes

Barbara C Jobst
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A Genetic Disposition for Autoimmune Encephalitis: Searching for Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Complex Subtypes

Barbara C Jobst. Epilepsy Curr. 2017 Sep-Oct.
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