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Development of the primary antibody repertoire.

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  • 1. Department of Biochemistry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
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Science, 01 Nov 1987, 238(4830):1079-1087
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3317825 PMID: 3317825 

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Abstract 

The ability to generate a diverse immune response depends on the somatic assembly of genes that encode the antigen-binding portions of immunoglobulin molecules. In this article, we discuss the mechanism and control of these genomic rearrangement events and how aspects of this process are involved in generating the primary antibody repertoire.

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