The discovery and development of belimumab: the anti-BLyS-lupus connection

scientific article published on 9 January 2012

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P356DOI10.1038/NBT.2076
P932PMC publication ID3264947
P698PubMed publication ID22231104
P5875ResearchGate publication ID221734642

P2093author name stringWilliam Stohl
David M Hilbert
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P433issue1
P921main subjectbelimumabQ1996249
P304page(s)69-77
P577publication date2012-01-09
P1433published inNature BiotechnologyQ1893837
P1476titleThe discovery and development of belimumab: the anti-BLyS-lupus connection
P478volume30