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Apolipoprotein B: a possible new biomarker for anaphylaxis
Maria Eleonore Pettersson1, Gerard H Koppelman1, Bertine M J Flokstra-de Blok2
1Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; GRIAC Research Institute, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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