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Relevance of CD49d protein expression as overall survival and progressive disease prognosticator in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Blood - 15 Jan 2008
Gattei Valter, Bulian Pietro, Del Principe Maria Ilaria, Zucchetto Antonella, Maurillo Luca, Buccisano Francesco, Bomben Riccardo, Dal-Bo Michele, Luciano Fabrizio, Rossi Francesca M, Degan Massimo, Amadori Sergio, Del Poeta Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
CD49d/alpha4-integrin is variably expressed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). We evaluated its relevance as independent prognosticator for overall survival and time to treatment (TTT) in a series of 303 (232 for TTT) CLLs, in comparison with other biologic or clinical prognosticators (CD38, ZAP-70, immunoglobulin variable heavy chain (IGHV) gene status, cytogenetic abnormalities, soluble CD23,...
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