Evolution of isotype switching

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-275

  Stavnezer, Janet ^a   Amemiya, Chris T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b 1201 Ninth Ave Seattle W   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AID; Antibody class switch recombination; IgH gene loci; Immunoglobulins; Somatic hypermutation

Indexed keywords

CYTIDINE DEAMINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

CLASS SWITCH RECOMBINATION; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 7444271524     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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