Thymic selection does not limit the individual MHC diversity.

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Published in Eur J Immunol on December 01, 2003

Authors

José A M Borghans1, André J Noest, Rob J De Boer

Author Affiliations

1: Theoretical Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. J.Borghans@sanquin.nl

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