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Arundhati G Nair1,2, Götz R A Ehrhardt3, Eyal Grunebaum1,2,3,4

  • 1Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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概括

可变淋巴细胞受体 (VLRs) 在研究和临床应用中显示出显著的潜力. 这些基于VLRB的技术正在探索用于诊断,成像和治疗各种疾病,包括癌症和感染.

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