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Direct measurement of lymphocyte receptor diversity.
Nucleic acids research - 15 Nov 2003
Ogle Brenda M, Cascalho Marilia, Joao Cristina, Taylor William, West Lori J, Platt Jeffrey L
Abstract excerpt
The ability to mount an immune defense against infectious microorganisms and their products, and against tumors is believed to be a direct function of lymphocyte diversity. Because the diversity of lymphocyte receptor genes is >1000-fold more diverse than the entire genome and varies between genetically identical individuals, measuring lymphocyte diversity has been a daunting challenge. We developed a novel...
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