Seminars in Hematology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 107-114 , April 2010

CD20 as a Target for Therapeutic Type I and II Monoclonal Antibodies

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 Supported in part by Leukaemia Research, Cancer Research UK, Association for International Cancer Research, and the Medical Research Council.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2010.01.001

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 107-114 , April 2010

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