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K562 cells express human major histocompatibility antigens

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Ziegler, A., Laudien, D., Heinrichs, H. et al. K562 cells express human major histocompatibility antigens. Immunogenetics 13, 359–365 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00364503

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