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A routine method for the establishment of permanent growing lymphoblastoid cell lines

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Permanent lymphoblastoid cell lines are of great practical value in human clinical and experimental genetics. A detailed protocol for routine use is given for the establishment of lymphoblastoid lines from peripheral blood using Esptein-Barr virus and the immunosuppressivum Cyclosporin A. In addition, the biologic basis of this transformation system is briefly summarized.

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Neitzel, H. A routine method for the establishment of permanent growing lymphoblastoid cell lines. Hum Genet 73, 320–326 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00279094

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