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Early B lymphocytes in man

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We have confirmed in man the presence of a subpopulation of B lymphocytes which cannot reexpress their immunological receptors after challenge with antibodies. These early B lymphocytes were studied in peripheral blood, in cord blood and also, with anti-idiotypic sera, in the peripheral blood of a myeloma patient.

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  1. Cattedra di Ematologia, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Polonia 14, I-10126, Torino, Italy

    P. F. Conte, M. Boccadoro & A. Pileri

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Acknowledgments. This work was supported by CNR, Progetti finalizzati, Controllo della Crescita Neoplastica. We thank Prof. J. Urbain for helpful suggestions.

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Conte, P.F., Boccadoro, M. & Pileri, A. Early B lymphocytes in man. Experientia 36, 1124–1125 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01966008

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