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Serum free light chains among twin siblings: is the kappa/lambda ratio genetically determined?

Alan H.B. Wua Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Chia-Ching Wangb Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 100-104 | Received 26 Dec 2023, Accepted 10 Feb 2024, Published online: 27 Feb 2024

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