Absence of germinal centers in lymph nodes. Germinal centers are the parts of lymph nodes in which B lymphocytes proliferate, differentiate, mutate through somatic hypermutation and class switch during antibody responses.
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Absence of lymph node germinal centre; Lymph nodes lack germinal center; Lymph nodes lack germinal centre; Lymphoid germinal center defect; Lymphoid germinal centre defect