Gene conversion events contribute to the polymorphic variation of the surrogate light chain gene λ5/14.1

Clinical Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 162-167

  Conley, Mary Ellen ^a,b   Rapalus, Lisa ^b   Boylin, Elizabeth C ^b   Rohrer, Jurg ^b   Minegishi, Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell development; Polymorphic variants; Surrogate light chain; Susceptibility genes

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032746126     PISSN: 15216616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/clim.1999.4785     Document Type: Article

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