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Babbage, G., Townsend, M., Zojer, N. et al. IgM-expressing Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia tumor cells reveal a potential for isotype switch events in vivo. Leukemia 21, 827–830 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404538
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