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Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with mutated VH genes presenting with Binet stage B or C form a subgroup with a poor outcome.
Haematologica - 1 Apr 2005
Tobin Gerard, Thunberg Ulf, Laurell Anna, Karlsson Karin, Aleskog Anna, Willander Kerstin, Söderberg Ola, Merup Mats, Vilpo Juhani, Hultdin Magnus, Sundström Christer, Roos Göran, Rosenquist Richard
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The immunoglobulin VH gene mutation status is a strong prognostic indicator in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), since unmutated VH genes are correlated with short survival. However, the traditional cut-off level dividing mutated and unmutated cases, i.e. more...
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