In some cases, the light chains of autoreactive antibodies can be replaced by a new light chain encoded by an immunoglobulin gene that has been secondarily rearranged in a process called _________.
A)receptor rearrangement
B)receptor editing
C)receptor stimulation
D)receptor costimulation
E)receptor subtraction

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The process described in the question is receptor editing, where a new light chain is rearranged to replace the autoreactive light chain of an antibody. This process involves secondary rearrangement of immunoglobulin genes. The other choices are not relevant to this process.

In Some Cases, the Light Chains of Autoreactive Antibodies Can