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Validation of immunoglobulin gene rearrangement detection by PCR using commercially available BIOMED-2 primers

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McClure, R., Kaur, P., Pagel, E. et al. Validation of immunoglobulin gene rearrangement detection by PCR using commercially available BIOMED-2 primers. Leukemia 20, 176–179 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404049

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