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Original Article

Cloning Efficiency and Spontaneous Mutant Frequency in Circulating T-lymphocytes in Ataxia-telangiectasia Patients

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Pages S123-S131 | Received 23 May 1994, Accepted 18 Jul 1994, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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