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Fcα/μR: single member or first born in the family?

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The innate immune system relies heavily upon Fc receptors to rid the body of pathogens. An Fc receptor that recognizes IgM has finally been cloned.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of human Fc receptor structures.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA

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Kinet, JP., Launay, P. Fcα/μR: single member or first born in the family?. Nat Immunol 1, 371–372 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/80805

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