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Precursor Plasma Cell to Lymphocyte Ratio Measurement
Definition 1
The determination of the ratio of precursor plasma cells compared to all lymphocytes present in a sample. The measurement may be expressed as a ratio or percentage. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the precursor (blast stage) plasma cells (antibody secreting cells derived from B cells via antigen stimulation) to all lymphocytes in a biological specimen. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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