Accidental Explantation of a Cochlear Implant in a Child Who Developed Cholesteatoma as a Late Complication of Cochlear Implantation

Introduction.Although rare, cholesteatoma can develop as a late complication of cochlear implantation.The electrode array may then be exposed in the external auditory canal surrounded by cholesteatoma debris.Case Report.The cochlear implant of a child was inadvertently explanted by a clinician during a routine aural toilet procedure.The child had p

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Deep mutational scanning reveals transmembrane features governing surface expression of the B cell antigen receptor

B cells surveil the body for foreign matter using their surface-expressed B cell antigen receptor (BCR), a tetrameric complex comprising a membrane-tethered antibody (mIg) that binds antigens and a signaling dimer (CD79AB) that conveys this interaction to the B cell.Recent cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of IgM and IgG isotype BC

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