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The genomic organization and complete sequencing of the human T-cell receptor b locus
Geraldo A.S. Passos Jr.
Departamento de Morfologia, Disciplina de Genética, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 14049-904 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. Fax: (016) 633-0999, E-mail: passos@highnet.com.br c/c to gadspjun@usp.br and Grupo de Imunogenética Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, USP, 14040-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
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Keywords: genomic organization; human T-cell; locus.
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