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Somatic hypermutation and B cell receptor selection in normal and transformed human B cells.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2003
Küppers Ralf
Abstract excerpt
From the beginning to the end, the life of B cells is dominated by selection of the cells for expression of an appropriate antigen receptor. However, recent studies revealed that there are several diseases in the human where B cells lost their dependence on a B cell receptor (BCR). In classic Hodgkin's lymphoma, the lymphoma cells presumably derive from "crippled" germinal center (GC) B cells that acquired...
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