..Starting node ..Decreased proportion of immature B cells (HP:0030378)
Term ID:
30378
Name:
Decreased proportion of immature B cells
Synonym:
Decreased proportion of CD19+/CD21low B cells
Definition:
A reduction in normal proportion of immature B cells (CD19+/ CD21low)in circulation relative to total number of B cells. Immature B cells (IgM+) are still in final stages of development within the bone marrow. Naive B cells are those which have left the bone marrow, before they bind to the antigen for which they're specific (IgM+/IgD+).