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Constitutively activated STAT3 promotes cell proliferation and survival in the activated B-cell subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.
Blood - 1 Feb 2008
Ding B Belinda, Yu J Jessica, Yu Raymond Y-L, Mendez Lourdes M, Shaknovich Rita, Zhang Yonghui, Cattoretti Giorgio, Ye B Hilda
Abstract excerpt
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) consists of at least 2 phenotypic subtypes; that is, the germinal center B-cell-like (GCB-DLBCL) and the activated B-cell-like (ABC-DLBCL) groups. It has been shown that GCB-DLBCL responds favorably to chemotherapy and expresses high levels of BCL6, a transcription repressor known to play a causative role in lymphomagenesis. In comparison, ABC-DLBCL has lower levels of BCL6,...
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