Comparison of the frequency of anti-human T lymphotropic virus 1 antibodies in patients with Mycosis Fungoides and normal controls

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  • AR Firooz
  • F Farnaghi
  • H Seirafi
  • S Mostafa
  • Y Sedaghat
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volume 8  issue 5

pages  347- 352

publication date 2005-10-01

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