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The predictive value of lipoprotein lipase for survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Haematologica - 1 Jan 2006
van't Veer Mars B, Brooijmans Anne M, Langerak Anton W, Verhaaf Brenda, Goudswaard Chantal S, Graveland Wilfried J, van Lom Kirsten, Valk Peter J M
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The mutational status of the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region genes (IGVH) is a strong indicator of prognosis in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Since the determination of the IGVH mutation status is very labor-intensive, alternative prognostically relevant markers would facilitate CLL diagnostics. DESIGN AND METHODS: Ten genes were selected from previously...
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