B-cells

A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies. B cells are part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. Also called B lymphocyte.

Function of B-cells[edit | edit source]

They function in the humoral immunity component of the adaptive immune system by secreting antibodies which bind to a specific antigen, against which it will initiate an antibody response.

Lymphoma of the B cells[edit | edit source]

The B-cell lymphomas are types of lymphoma affecting B cells. Lymphomas are "blood cancers" in the lymph nodes. They develop more frequently in older adults and in immunocompromised individuals. B-cell lymphomas include both Hodgkin's lymphomas and most ]]non-Hodgkin lymphoma]]s.

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