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We thank I. Haarmann, P. Grämmel and D. Büringer for their technical assistance, and M. Bradl and C. Linington for critically reading the manuscript. This work was partly supported by Schering AG, Berlin.
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Flügel, A., Willem, M., Berkowicz, T. et al. Gene transfer into CD4+ T lymphocytes: Green fluorescent protein-engineered, encephalitogenic T cells illuminate brain autoimmune responses. Nat Med 5, 843–847 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/10567
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