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Most epitope mapping techniques can be classified into two groups: those that use antigenic fragments (subunits, peptides, and so forth) and the specific antibody-binding regions are directly determined, and those that use intact antigen and the epitope determination is usually indirect.
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Tzartos, S.J. (1996). Epitope Mapping by Antibody Competition. In: Morris, G.E. (eds) Epitope Mapping Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 66. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-375-9:55
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