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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia preceded by cold agglutinin disease: intraclonal immunoglobulin light-chain diversity inVH4-34 expressing single leukemic B cells
16 Oct 2002
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune phenomena may precede or accompany lymphoid malignancies, especially B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). We report a patient with a 7-year history of primary (idiopathic) cold agglutinin (CA) disease in whom B-CLL subsequently developed. Immunophenotyping and single-cell reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were applied to investigate the origin and diversification of leukemic B...
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