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Pairing of VK and VK gene families in self-reactive antibodies

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Bona, C.A., Saitoh, Y. & Kelson, G. Pairing of VK and VK gene families in self-reactive antibodies. J Clin Immunol 10, 223–236 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00916698

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