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Editorial

The interdependence of antibody C and V regions on specificity and affinity

Significant implications for the engineering of therapeutic antibodies

Pages 439-440 | Received 14 Aug 2013, Accepted 14 Aug 2013, Published online: 15 Aug 2013

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