Narcolepsy--genes, infections and vaccines: the clues for a new autoimmune disease.
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Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Rheumatic Disease Unit and Department of Neurology and Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel Borenstein Talpiot Medical Leadership Program 2013, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ
دوره 16 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014