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ZAP-70 compared with immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene mutation status as a predictor of disease progression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
The New England journal of medicine - 26 Aug 2004
Rassenti Laura Z, Huynh Lang, Toy Tracy L, Chen Liguang, Keating Michael J, Gribben John G, Neuberg Donna S, Flinn Ian W, Rai Kanti R, Byrd John C, Kay Neil E, Greaves Andrew, Weiss Arthur, Kipps Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is variable. In aggressive disease, the CLL cells usually express an unmutated immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable-region gene (IgV(H)) and the 70-kD zeta-associated protein (ZAP-70), whereas in indolent disease, the CLL cells usually express mutated IgV(H) but lack expression of ZAP-70. METHODS: We evaluated the CLL B cells from 307 patients with CLL...
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