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Fugger, L., Sandberg-Wollheim, M., Morling, N. et al. The germline repertoire of T-cell receptor β chain genes in patients with relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis or optic neuritis. Immunogenetics 31, 278–280 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00204901
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