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Immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis: From theory to practice

T-cell receptor peptide vaccines may hold promise as future therapy for multiple sclerosis (pages 1109–1115).

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Antel, J., Becher, B. & Owens, T. Immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis: From theory to practice. Nat Med 2, 1074–1075 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1096-1074

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