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Apoptosis and autoimmunity: When apoptotic cells break their silence

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Franz, S., Gaipl, U.S., Munoz, L.E. et al. Apoptosis and autoimmunity: When apoptotic cells break their silence. Curr Rheumatol Rep 8, 245–247 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-006-0001-y

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