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Dual TCR Treg cells are common in mouse tissues and vary by location.
Skin cells can naturally limit the growth of cancerous changes by balancing cell renewal and differentiation.
The curly mutation in SELH/Bc mice affects hair and may help study human genetic disorders.
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