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Apoptosis of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells induced by a novel BH3 peptidomimetic
1 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is the most common leukemia in human adults of the Western world and no definitive cure is yet available. The disease is characterized by accumulation of clonal malignant B lymphocytes resistant to apoptosis. Strategies to hit the anti-apoptotic drift of the Bcl-2 family in B-CLL cells are being explored. A novel peptidomimetic based on the BH3 domain of the...
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