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The postnatal maturation of the immunoglobulin heavy chain IgG repertoire in human preterm neonates is slower than in term neonates.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jan 2007
Zemlin Michael, Hoersch Gabriele, Zemlin Cosima, Pohl-Schickinger Anja, Hummel Michael, Berek Claudia, Maier Rolf F, Bauer Karl
Abstract excerpt
During the perinatal period the development of the IgH chain CDR3 (CDR-H3) repertoire of IgM transcripts is maturity-dependent and not influenced by premature exposure to Ag. To study whether maturity-dependent restrictions also predominate in the perinatal IgG repertoire we compared 1000 IgG transcripts from cord blood and venous blood of extremely preterm neonates (24-28 wk of gestation) and of term neonates...
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