Amino acid insertions and deletions contribute to diversify the human Ig repertoire.

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The sequence analysis of Ig variable region genes transcribed within different B-cell subpopulations from human tonsil led us to identify a rare DNA sequence modification event consisting of bp insertions and/or deletions (I/D). Although these events were previously reported, they had never been formally associated with the somatic hypermutation process. I/D events share with more conventional somatic...

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