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Substitution patterns in alleles of immunoglobulin V genes in humans and mice.
Molecular immunology - 1 Feb 2006
Romo-González Tania, Vargas-Madrazo Enrique
Abstract excerpt
Immunoglobulins (Igs) constitute a subfamily of rapidly evolving proteins. It is postulated that this characteristic is due mainly to the participation of these proteins in highly diverse functions of recognition and defense. Although this vision of rapid evolution in Igs is widely accepted, various studies have demonstrated that diverse and contradictory forces not yet completely understood converge in the...
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