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Abstract
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.
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- B Cell Light Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B Lymphocyte Light Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B-Cell Light Chain Gene Rearrangement
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Light Chain
- B Cell kappa-Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B Cell lambda-Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B-Lymphocyte kappa-Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B-Lymphocyte lambda-Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B Cell kappa Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B Cell lambda Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B Lymphocyte kappa Chain Gene Rearrangement
- B Lymphocyte lambda Chain Gene Rearrangement
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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- B Lymphocytes/immunology (1977-1988)
- DNA/genetics (1977-1988)
- Genes, Immunoglobulin (1977-1988)
- Immunoglobulins, Light Chain/genetics (1977-1988)
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- National Library of Medicine. B-Lymphocyte Light Chain Gene Rearrangement. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015328. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015328
- B-Lymphocyte Light Chain Gene Rearrangement. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71239166