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Circulating myeloid dendritic cell directly isolated from patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia are functional and carry the bcr-abl translocation.
Leukemia research - 1 Jul 2006
Orsini Enrica, Calabrese Elisabetta, Maggio Roberta, Pasquale Alessia, Nanni Mauro, Trasarti Stefania, Tafuri Agostino, Guarini Anna, Foa Robert
Abstract excerpt
Leukemic bcr-abl positive dendritic cells (DCs) are likely to be present in vivo in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients, but no data are available on their functional qualities. We analyzed the circulating BDCA-1+ myeloid DC compartment in 15 chronic phase CML patients. Phenotypic features of CML DCs were comparable with that of normal DCs, except for the CD80 and CD40 antigens, significantly...
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