Slow maturation of IgG1 avidity and persistence of specific IgM in congenital rubella: implications for diagnosis and immunopathology.

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Published in J Med Virol on November 01, 1993

Authors

H I Thomas1, P Morgan-Capner, J E Cradock-Watson, G Enders, J M Best, S O'Shea

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Virology, Public Health Laboratory, Royal Preston Hospital, United Kingdom.

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