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Red cells with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria-phenotype in patients with acute leukemia.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2002
Meletis John, Terpos Evangelos, Samarkos Michalis, Meletis Christos, Apostolidou Effie, Komninaka Veroniki, Anargyrou Konstantinos, Korovesis Konstantinos, Mavrogianni Despina, Variami Eleni, Viniou Nora, Konstantopoulos Konstantinos
Abstract excerpt
CD55 and CD59 are complement regulatory proteins that are linked to the cell membrane via a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol anchor. They are reduced mainly in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and in other hematological disorders. However, there are very few reports in the literature concerning their expression in patients with acute leukemias (AL). We studied the CD55 and CD59 expression in 88 newly...
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