About The Medical Condition Heavy-Chain Mu Switch Region

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Heavy-Chain Mu Switch Region

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Heavy-Chain Mu Switch Region Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Heavy-Chain Mu Switch Region?

A site on a segment of a B-cell immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene where recombination (or rearrangement) can occur. It is involved in isotype or allotype switching and maturation of the immune response. Ig switch regions are found on genes encoding all five immunoglobulin heavy chains.

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