..Starting node ..Absence of lymph node germinal center (HP:0002849)
Term ID:
2849
Name:
Absence of lymph node germinal center
Synonym:
Absence of lymph node germinal centre; Lymph nodes lack germinal center; Lymph nodes lack germinal centre; Lymphoid germinal center defect; Lymphoid germinal centre defect
Definition:
Absence of germinal centers in lymph nodes. Germinal centers are the parts of lymph nodes in which B lymphocytes proliferate, differentiate, mutate through somatic hypermutation and class switch during antibody responses.