Sequence conservation of RAG-1 and RAG-2 genes in hematologic malignancies
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RAG - I 1 and RAG - 2 , Adjacent Genes That Synergistically
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Leukemia
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0887-6924,1476-5551
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402518