About The Medical Condition Clonal Deletion

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Clonal Deletion

Clonal Deletion Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Clonal Deletion Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Clonal Deletion?

Removal, via CELL DEATH, of immature lymphocytes that interact with antigens during maturation. For T-lymphocytes this occurs in the thymus and ensures that mature T-lymphocytes are self tolerant. B-lymphocytes may also undergo clonal deletion.

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