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Widespread B29 (CD79b) gene defects and loss of expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Feb 1999
Thompson A A, Do H N, Saxon A, Wall R
Abstract excerpt
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent form of leukemia in Western countries, and is characterized by a monoclonal proliferation of primarily immature CD5+ B lymphocytes. The molecular biology of chronic leukemias and lymphomas remains largely unresolved. Surface immunoglobulin (Ig) expression, which is often decreased in CLL, requires the protein product of the B29 gene for translocation of the...
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