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Parham, P., Lutz, P.M. & Cresswell, P. Localization of an epitope of beta-2 microglobulin that is shared with other members of the immunoglobulin superfamily. Immunogenetics 26, 323–326 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346533
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