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A New Memory CD27−IgG+ B Cell Population in Peripheral Blood Expressing VH Genes with Low Frequency of Somatic Mutation
1 Sept 2006
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In humans, up to 40% of peripheral B cells express CD27 and have hypermutated variable regions in their Ig genes. The CD27+ B cells are considered to be derived from germinal center following specific antigenic stimulation. Actually, somatic hypermutation in Ig genes and CD27 expression are hallmarks of memory B cells. However, the blood IgM+ IgD+ CD27+ B cells were recently associated to splenic marginal zone B...
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