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We would like to thank to Monica Ann Ozkan, MSN, RN, and CPAN (Bezmialem Vakif University) in language editing for this paper and Dr. Luisa Imberti from Laboratorio CREA, AO Spedali Civili di Brescia for providing the TREC-KREC-TRAC plasmid.
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Firtina, S., Cipe, F., Ng, Y.Y. et al. A Novel FOXN1 Variant Is Identified in Two Siblings with Nude Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. J Clin Immunol 39, 144–147 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-019-00615-6
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