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

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Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Light Chain  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

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

Entry terms

  • B Cell Light Chain Gene Rearrangement
  • B-Cell Light Chain Gene Rearrangement
  • B Lymphocyte Light Chain Gene Rearrangement
  • B-Lymphocyte Light Chain Gene Rearrangement

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z0LCR0BQ-8

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