Chlamydia infections and heart disease linked through antigenic mimicry.

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• Publication year

  1999

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  1999-02-26

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1126/SCIENCE.283.5406.1335PMID 10037605
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