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Immune System Phenomena > Immunogenetic Phenomena > Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte
Genetic Phenomena > Gene Rearrangement > Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte

Preferred term

Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Ordered rearrangement of B-lymphocyte variable gene regions coding for the IMMUNOGLOBULIN CHAINS, thereby contributing to antibody diversity. It occurs during the differentiation of the IMMATURE B-LYMPHOCYTES.

Entry terms

  • B-Cell Gene Rearrangement
  • B-Lymphocyte Gene Rearrangement
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Cell

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HZJ0B8DR-7

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