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Analysis of clonotypic switch junctions reveals multiple myeloma originates from a single class switch event with ongoing mutation in the isotype-switched progeny.
Blood - 1 Sept 2008
Taylor Brian J, Kriangkum Jitra, Pittman Julie A, Mant Michael J, Reiman Tony, Belch Andrew R, Pilarski Linda M
Abstract excerpt
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells (PCs) expressing immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) postswitch isotypes. The discovery of earlier stage cells related to postswitch PCs, called preswitch clonotypic IgM (cIgM) cells led to the hypothesis that cIgM cells may be MM progenitors, replenishing the tumor throughout malignancy. cIgM cells may do this by undergoing class switch recombination (CSR), a...
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