Phenomena and Processes

Immunoglobulin Somatic Hypermutation

A programmed mutation process whereby changes are introduced to the nucleotide sequence of immunoglobulin gene DNA during development.

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Abstract

A programmed mutation process whereby changes are introduced to the nucleotide sequence of immunoglobulin gene DNA during development.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Hypermutation, Somatic, Immunoglobulin
  • Ig Somatic Hypermutation
  • Somatic Hypermutation, Ig
  • Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin
  • Hypermutation, Ig Somatic
  • Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin Somatic
  • Hypermutations, Ig Somatic
  • Hypermutations, Immunoglobulin Somatic
  • Ig Somatic Hypermutations
  • Immunoglobulin Somatic Hypermutations
  • Somatic Hypermutations, Ig
  • Somatic Hypermutations, Immunoglobulin

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Mutation (1981-2001)

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Tree Numbers

  1. G05.558w.810w
  2. G12.500.780w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Immunoglobulin Somatic Hypermutation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027041. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027041
  2. Immunoglobulin Somatic Hypermutation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_hypermutation
  3. Immunoglobulin Somatic Hypermutation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q619302