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CHAPTER 9

                                    The  w hite  c ells 2:



                                      l ymphocytes and



                                      t heir  b enign









                                      d isorders




                                                                              Key topics



                                              ■   Lymphocytes                          127



                                         ■   Natural killer cells                      129
                                         ■   Immunoglobulins                           130



                                         ■   Antigen – receptor gene arrangements      131






                                         ■   Complement                                133

                                         ■   The immune response                       133



                                         ■   Lymphocytosis                             135



                                         ■   Immunodefi ciency                          139


                                         ■   Differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy   140








                                    Essential Haematology, 6th Edition. © A. V. Hoffbrand and P. A. H. Moss. Published 2011 by Blackwell
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