Immunoglobulin heavy chain expression shapes the B cell receptor repertoire in human B cell development

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 879-886

  Meffre, E ^a   Milili, M ^a   Blanco Betancourt, C ^a   Antunes, H ^a   Nussenzweig, M C ^a   Schiff, C ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034823216     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI13051     Document Type: Article

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