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Preface to the First Edition |
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Preface to the Third Edition |
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Dedication |
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PART 1: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE |
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The human immune response |
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Organization of the immune system |
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17 | (22) |
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39 | (14) |
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Antigen receptor genes, gene products, and co-receptors |
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53 | (26) |
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The major histocompatibility complex |
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79 | (12) |
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Antigens and antigen processing |
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91 | (12) |
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Antigen-presenting cells and antigen presentation |
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103 | (10) |
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B-cell development and differentiation |
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113 | (14) |
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127 | (12) |
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Cytokines and cytokine receptors |
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139 | (34) |
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Chemokines and chemokine receptors |
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173 | (24) |
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Lymphocyte adhesion and trafficking |
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197 | (14) |
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T-cell activation and tolerance |
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211 | (14) |
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Programmed cell death in lymphocytes |
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225 | (12) |
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PART 2: HOST DEFENSE MECHANISMS AND INFLAMMATION |
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237 | (12) |
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249 | (10) |
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Helper T-cell subsets and control of the inflammatory response |
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259 | (12) |
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Cytotoxic lymphocyte function and natural killer cells |
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271 | (16) |
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Host defenses at mucosal surfaces |
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287 | (18) |
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Complement and complement deficiencies |
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305 | (22) |
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327 | (18) |
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Mast cells, basophils and mastocytosis |
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345 | (16) |
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Eosinophils and eosinophilia |
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361 | (16) |
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PART 3: INFECTION AND IMMUNITY |
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Immune response to extracellular bacteria |
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377 | (12) |
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Immune responses to intracellular bacteria |
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389 | (22) |
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Immune responses to spirochetes |
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411 | (10) |
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Immune responses to viruses |
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421 | (12) |
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Immune responses to protozoans |
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433 | (14) |
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Immune responses to helminths |
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447 | (16) |
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PART 4: IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCIES |
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Evaluation of the immunodeficient patient |
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463 | (14) |
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Infections in the immunocompromised host |
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477 | (16) |
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Development of the fetal and neonatal immune system |
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493 | (10) |
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Aging and the immune system |
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503 | (10) |
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Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein |
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Primary antibody deficiencies |
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513 | (18) |
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Primary T-cell immunodeficiencies |
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531 | (22) |
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Inherited disorders of IFN-γ-, IFN-α/β-, and NF-kB-mediated immunity |
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553 | (8) |
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HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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561 | (24) |
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Immunodeficiency due to congenital, metabolic, infectious, surgical, and environmental factors |
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585 | (12) |
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PART 5: ALLERGIC DISEASES |
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597 | (10) |
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Management of the asthmatic patient |
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607 | (20) |
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627 | (14) |
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Urticaria, angiodema, and anaphylaxis |
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641 | (16) |
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Allergic reactions to stinging and biting insects |
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657 | (10) |
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Atopic and contact dermatitis |
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667 | (14) |
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681 | (10) |
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Eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders (EGID) |
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691 | (10) |
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Allergic disorders of the eye |
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701 | (8) |
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709 | (16) |
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Occupational and environmental allergic disorders |
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725 | (14) |
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PART 6: SYSTEMIC IMMUNE DISEASES |
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Mechanisms of autoimmunity |
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739 | (10) |
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Systemic lupus erythematosus |
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749 | (18) |
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767 | (22) |
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis |
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789 | (14) |
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803 | (10) |
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813 | (12) |
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Inflammatory muscle diseases |
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825 | (12) |
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837 | (22) |
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Small- and medium-vessel primary vasculitis |
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859 | (26) |
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Large-vessel vasculitides |
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885 | (4) |
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Autoinflammatory fever syndromes |
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889 | (20) |
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Jeroen C.H. van der Hilst |
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Antiphospholipid syndrome |
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909 | (12) |
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PART 7: ORGAN SPECIFIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE |
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Immunohematologic disorders |
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921 | (14) |
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Bullous diseases of the skin and mucous membranes |
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935 | (16) |
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951 | (12) |
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963 | (14) |
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Autoimmune peripheral neuropathies |
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977 | (18) |
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Immunologic renal diseases |
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995 | (18) |
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Inflammation and atherothrombosis |
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1013 | (10) |
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Autoimmune thyroid diseases |
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1023 | (12) |
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Diabetes and related autoimmune diseases |
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1035 | (18) |
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Immunologic lung diseases |
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1053 | (20) |
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1073 | (12) |
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Immunologic ocular disease |
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1085 | (14) |
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Immunologic disease of the gastrointesinal tract |
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1099 | (16) |
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Inflammatory hepatobiliary cirrhosis |
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1115 | (16) |
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PART 8: NEOPLASIA AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM |
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1131 | (20) |
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Lymphomas including Hodgkin lymphoma |
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1151 | (16) |
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1167 | (14) |
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Tumor immunology and immunotherapy |
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1181 | (18) |
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Concepts and challenges in transplantation: rejection, immunosuppression and tolerance |
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1199 | (16) |
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Challenges and potentials of xenotransplantation |
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1215 | (8) |
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for malignant diseases |
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1223 | (14) |
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Stem cell transplantation and immune reconstitution in immunodeficiency |
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1237 | (16) |
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1253 | (12) |
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PART 10: PREVENTION AND THERAPY OF IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES |
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Immunoglobulin therapy: replacement and immunomodulation |
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1265 | (16) |
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Gene transfer therapy of immunologic diseases |
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1281 | (12) |
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1293 | (14) |
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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1307 | (10) |
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1317 | (14) |
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Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo |
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Immunomodulating pharmaceuticals |
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1331 | (10) |
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Protein kinase antagonists as therapeutic agents for immunological and inflammatory disorders |
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1341 | (12) |
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1353 | (30) |
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Immunotherapy of allergic disease |
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1383 | (10) |
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1393 | (12) |
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Monoclonal antibodies and fusion proteins |
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1405 | (14) |
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PART 11: DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGY |
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Assessment of proteins of the immune system |
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1419 | (16) |
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1435 | (12) |
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Assessment of functional immune responses |
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1447 | (14) |
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Assessment of neutrophil function |
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1461 | (10) |
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Assessment of human allergic diseases |
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1471 | (14) |
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1485 | (42) |
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Selected CD molecules and their characteristics |
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1505 | (8) |
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Laboratory reference values |
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1513 | (4) |
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1517 | (4) |
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1521 | (6) |
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Index |
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