Case Report

Rituximab Administration in Third Trimester of Pregnancy Suppresses Neonatal B-Cell Development

Figure 1

Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes, taken from the neonate at the age of six months, indicating the presence of CD19 positive B-lymphocytes (20% on average; (a) and (b)), expressing the maturation marker CD20 (99%; (a), and partly expressing the memory marker CD27 (7%; (b). Analysis was done within the CD45 positive total lymphocyte gate.
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