Cutting edge: Polycomb gene expression patterns reflect distinct B cell differentiation stages in human germinal centers

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-4

  Raaphorst, Frank M ^a   Van Kemenade, Folkert J ^a   Fieret, Elly ^a   Hamer, Karien M ^b   Satijn, David P E ^b   Otte, Arie P ^b   Meijer, Chris J L M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; POLYCOMB GENE PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL;

EID: 0033970457     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.1.1     Document Type: Article

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