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Use of IGHJ and IGHD gene mutations in analysis of immunoglobulin sequences for the prognosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Leukemia research - 1 Sept 2007
Lee Cindy E H, Jackson Katherine J L, Sewell William A, Collins Andrew M
Abstract excerpt
The level of somatic point mutation in immunoglobulin genes is an important prognostic indicator for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Mutation analysis presently focuses solely upon the heavy chain IGHV gene, however mutation is a stochastic process that also targets IGHD and IGHJ genes. Here, we evaluate the completeness and reliability of the reported IGHJ gene repertoire, and demonstrate the...
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