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The SPE wild mouse strain has a single Ig V λ gene related to V λ I and V λ 2 of BALB/c

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Mami, F., Kindt, T.J. The SPE wild mouse strain has a single Ig V λ gene related to V λ I and V λ 2 of BALB/c. Immunogenetics 26, 291–295 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346524

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