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Maturation of the Human Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Repertoire With Age.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Ghraichy Marie, Galson Jacob D, Kovaltsuk Aleksandr, von Niederhäusern Valentin, Pachlopnik Schmid Jana, Recher Mike, Jauch Annaïse J, Miho Enkelejda, Kelly Dominic F, Deane Charlotte M, Trück Johannes
Abstract excerpt
B cells play a central role in adaptive immune processes, mainly through the production of antibodies. The maturation of the B cell system with age is poorly studied. We extensively investigated age-related alterations of naïve and antigen-experienced immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) repertoires. The most significant changes were observed in the first 10 years of life, and were characterized by altered...
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