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Diagnostic criteria for monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis.
British journal of haematology - 1 Aug 2005
Marti Gerald E, Rawstron Andy C, Ghia Paolo, Hillmen Peter, Houlston Richard S, Kay Neil, Schleinitz Thérèse A, Caporaso Neil
Abstract excerpt
Very low levels of circulating monoclonal B-cell subpopulations can now be detected in apparently healthy individuals using flow cytometry. We propose the term 'monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis' (MBL) to describe this finding. The aim of this document is to provide a working definition of MBL for future clinical, epidemiological and laboratory studies. We propose that the detection of a monoclonal B-cell...
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