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Bm3 B cell

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A germinal center B cell that is rapidly dividing and has the phenotype IgD-negative, CD38-positive, and CD77-positive. Somatic hypermutation of the immunoglobulin V gene region can occur during proliferation of this cell type. [ GOC:dsd http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 GOC:msz http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8006591 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18432934 ]

Synonyms: Bm3 B-lymphocyte, Bm3 B-cell, Bm3 B lymphocyte