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Editorial
. 2020 May 30;12(6):359.
doi: 10.3390/toxins12060359.

RTX-Toxins

Roland Benz  1   2
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Editorial

RTX-Toxins

Roland Benz. Toxins (Basel). .

Abstract

RTX-Toxins (Repeats in ToXin) are members of a rapidly expanding family of proteins [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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