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Sustained signaling through the B-cell receptor induces Mcl-1 and promotes survival of chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells.
Blood - 15 Jun 2005
Petlickovski Aleksandar, Laurenti Luca, Li Xiaoping, Marietti Sara, Chiusolo Patrizia, Sica Simona, Leone Giuseppe, Efremov Dimitar G
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The clinical course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) differs significantly between patients with mutated (M-CLL) and unmutated (U-CLL) immunoglobulin (Ig) variable heavy-chain (V(H)) genes, implying a role for B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling in the pathogenesis of this disease. We have now investigated activation of downstream BCR signaling pathways in U-CLL and M-CLL B cells using soluble anti-IgM (sol-IgM)...
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