Little peptide, big effects: the role of LL-37 in inflammation and autoimmune disease.

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Published in J Immunol on November 15, 2013

Authors

J Michelle Kahlenberg1, Mariana J Kaplan

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

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