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B cell maturation in relation to multiple myeloma.
Pathologie-biologie - 1 Feb 1999
Stevenson F K, Sahota S S
Abstract excerpt
Maturation of a normal B-cell precursor to a mature plasma cell involves rearrangement and somatic mutation of the immunoglobulin variable (V) region genes. These events occur at distinct stages of development, and when a B cell undergoes neoplastic transformation, the genetic imprint reflects the clonal history of the cell of origin. Sequence analysis of V-genes can reveal bias as compared with the available...
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