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Universal N-glycosylation sites introduced into the B-cell receptor of follicular lymphoma by somatic mutation: a second tumorigenic event?

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This work was funded by Cancer Research UK and the Nessex Cancer Trust.

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    K J McCann, P W M Johnson, F K Stevenson & C H Ottensmeier

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McCann, K., Johnson, P., Stevenson, F. et al. Universal N-glycosylation sites introduced into the B-cell receptor of follicular lymphoma by somatic mutation: a second tumorigenic event?. Leukemia 20, 530–534 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404095

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