The most common division of dendritic cells is conventional dendritic cells (a.k.a. myeloid dendritic cells) vs. plasmacytoid dendritic cell (most likely of lymphoid lineage) as described in the table below:

The markers BDCA-2, BDCA-3, and BDCA-4 can be used to discriminate among the types.

Lymphoid and myeloid DCs evolve from lymphoid

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