Accessibility control of V(D)J recombination: Lessons from gene targeting

Advances in Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue , 1998, Pages 309-352

  Hempel, William M ^a   Leduc, Isabelle ^a   Mathieu, Noelle ^a   Tripathi, Raj Kamal ^a   Ferrier, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY STRUCTURE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031866349     PISSN: 00652776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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