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Molecular aspects of murine systemic lupus erythematosus

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Abbreviations

D :

diversity

H :

heavy chain

Ig :

immunoglobulin

J :

joining

L :

light chain

lpr :

lymphoproliferation gene

RFLP :

restriction fragment length polymorphism

SLE :

systemic lupus erythematosus

TCR :

T cell receptor for antigen

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Theofilopoulos, A.N., Kofler, R., Noonan, D. et al. Molecular aspects of murine systemic lupus erythematosus. Springer Semin Immunopathol 9, 121–142 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02099018

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