Erratum to: Immunol Res (2013) 55:287–297 DOI 10.1007/s12026-012-8369-4
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Wang, J.H. Erratum to: The role of activation-induced deaminase in antibody diversification and genomic instability. Immunol Res 58, 154–158 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12026-013-8432-9
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