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Evolutionary dynamics of the human immunoglobulin κ locus and the germline repertoire of the Vκ genes
1 Apr 2001
Abstract excerpt
We have determined the entire nucleotide sequence of the human immunoglobulin kappa locus, comprising a total of 1,010,706 nucleotides. The 76 Vkappa genes found by a hybridization-based approach and their classification in 7 families were confirmed. A Vkappa orphon located near the locus was also sequenced. In addition, we identified 55 novel Vkappa relics and truncated pseudogenes, which establish 5 new...
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