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Soluble CD138 serum levels are not associated with other poor prognostic markers in patients with B-chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Dec 2010
Alonci A, Allegra A, Bellomo G, D'Angelo A, Penna G, Cannavò A, Musolino C
Abstract excerpt
The clinical course of CLL is highly variable, and survival from the time of diagnosis of CLL can range from months to decades. Novel biological markers such as IgVH mutation, CD38, and ZAP-70 expression have shown to offer important prognostic informations. Few reports deal with the sCD138 levels and bad prognostic factors in patients with CLL, and contrasting data are reported in literature. In our study, we...
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