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Reference: Gattinoni L, Zhong XS, Palmer DC, Ji Y, Hinrichs CS, Yu Z, Wrzensinski C, Boni, A, Cassard L, Garvin LM, Paulos CM, Muranski P, and Restifo NP. Wnt signaling arrests effector T cell differentiation and generates CD8 memory stem cells. Nature Medicine. Online June 14, 2009.
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