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This study was supported by a grant from the Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital Research Program (R107-011).
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Wang, CM., Chang, CB. & Wu, SF. Differential DNA methylation in allergen-specific immunotherapy of asthma. Cell Mol Immunol 17, 1017–1018 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-020-0476-x
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