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November 2021 in “Natural product research” Certain polyphenols may help treat skin pigmentation disorders.
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March 2019 in “Frontiers in immunology” Damaging mutations in NFKB2 cause a severe and distinct form of primary immunodeficiency with early-onset and often ACTH-deficiency.
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