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+import { Serializable } from "../Serializable";
+
+export class ExternalDatasetModel implements Serializable<ExternalDatasetModel> {
+	public abbreviation: String;
+	public id: String;
+	public label: String;
+	public reference: String;
+
+	fromJSONObject(item: any): ExternalDatasetModel {
+		this.abbreviation = item.abbreviation;
+		this.id = item.id;
+		this.label = item.label;
+		this.reference = item.reference;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+}
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