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V(H) gene usage differs in germline and mutated B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Haematologica - 1 Nov 2003
Duke Veronique M, Gandini Domenica, Sherrington Paul D, Lin Ke, Heelan Bridget, Amlot Peter, Mehta Atul B, Hoffbrand A Victor, Foroni Letizia
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Given the prognostic relevance that the identification of mutated and germline subgroups of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has recently acquired we set out to analyze in depth individual VH gene usage rearrangements in patients with mutated and germline CLL. DESIGN AND METHODS: Using sequence analysis of FR1/JH polymerase chain reaction products, the VH immunoglobulin gene...
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