How BCG led to the discovery of immunostimulatory DNA.

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Published in Jpn J Infect Dis on February 01, 1999

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T Tokunaga1, T Yamamoto, S Yamamoto

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1: Fukuoka Jo-Gakuin University, Fukuoka 811-1313, Japan. tokunagafukujo.ac.jp.

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