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Helper phenotype of the Sézary cell: Direct ultrastructural evidence using monoclonal antibodies

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Supported by a grant from the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM-ATP 67 78 99 no. 23) and DGRST (grant no. 8070308)

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Schmitt, D., Thivolet, J., Souteyrand, P. et al. Helper phenotype of the Sézary cell: Direct ultrastructural evidence using monoclonal antibodies. Arch Dermatol Res 270, 487–490 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00403794

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