Gamma chain receptor interleukins: evidence for positive selection driving the evolution of cell-to-cell communicators in the mammalian immune system.

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Published in J Mol Evol on October 04, 2005

Authors

Mary J O'Connell1, James O McInerney

Author Affiliations

1: Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.

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