Identification of T-Lymphocytes and B-Lymphocytes
Jul.22, 2009 in
Leukemia, Lymphomas, and Myeloproliferative Syndromes
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Mature T-lymphocytes are usually identified by monoclonal antibody detection of CD-2 antigen and mature B-lymphocytes by demonstration of surface Ig (usually by flow cytometry methods). The earliest B-cell stages are now identified by nucleic acid probes demonstrating characteristic rearrangement of intracellular genes for each component part of the Ig receptor molecule heavy chains and kappa […]