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The origin of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Seminars in oncology - 1 Apr 2006
Ghia Paolo, Caligaris-Cappio Federico
Abstract excerpt
An immunobiologic approach has led to substantial changes in our current view of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Several questions remain unsolved and the definition of the cell origin of CLL is still prominent. The presence of somatic mutations of IGHV genes indicates that, at least in a portion of cases, CLL cells had encountered an antigen during the natural history of the disease. Unmutated (UM) cases...
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