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Number of sequences
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Mean CDR3H length (nucleotides ± SD)
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Mean D length (nucleotides ± SD)
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Productive rearrangements
| | |
Transitional B
|
109
|
48.9 ± 12.6
|
14.7 ± 5.1
|
Pre-naïve B
|
200
|
52.5 ± 12.5a,b
|
17.3 ± 5.8
|
Naïve B
|
146
|
49.0 ± 10.5
|
15.9 ± 5.2
|
Non-productive rearrangements
| | |
Transitional B
|
24
|
57.3 ± 10.9c
|
18.4 ± 5.7
|
Pre-naïve B
|
71
|
59.9 ± 16.5c
|
18.4 ± 6.0
|
Naïve B
|
39
|
60.3 ± 16.3c
|
18.4 ± 5.9
|
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SD standard deviation
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aSignificant (P < 0.05) difference between transitional and pre-naïve B cells
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bSignificant (P < 0.05) difference between pre-naïve and naïve B cells
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cSignificant (P < 0.01) between the productive and non-productive rearrangements