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is it possible that other cancer cells are further downstream mutations of B cells? thanks for sharing. sorry if these are dumb questions.
by panabee 6y ago
is it possible that other cancer cells are further downstream mutations of B cells? thanks for sharing. sorry if these are dumb questions.
- flobosg 6y agoIt is unlikely, given that B cells are already differentiated. This means that they are unable to change into another cell type.
- panabee 6y agothanks for the clarification. phrased another way: could the same process that spawns these legions of B cells also inadvertently spawn cancer cells? related: healthy cells exhibit properties that allow them to go ignored by the immune system, similar to a VIP pass for bypassing security at a basketball game. is this right? if yes, what are the minimal properties that constitute this cellular VIP pass? thanks for your help.