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    Rudolf H. Zubler, Xiaohong Zhang, Alessandra Tucci & Christiane Werner-Favre

  2. Division of Immunology and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, 14, Geneva, Switzerland

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Zubler, R.H., Zhang, X., Tucci, A. et al. Normal and atopic IgE responses. Springer Semin Immunopathol 15, 29–36 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00204624

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