Term Name:	peripheral B cell receptor editing
Synonyms:	peripheral B lymphocyte receptor editing, peripheral B-cell receptor editing, peripheral B-lymphocyte receptor editing
Definition:	The process that takes place mainly in germinal center B cells in which a large number of mutations are generated in the heavy chain and light chain V-region genes and their immediately surrounding introns in order to increase antibody diversity and contribute to affinity maturation.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0002345]    QuickGO    AmiGO