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Identical IGHV-D-J gene rearrangement may precede the clinical onset of chronic lymphocytic leukemia by several years.
American journal of hematology - 1 Nov 2010
Frezzato Maurizio, Giaretta Ilaria, Madeo Domenico, Rodeghiero Francesco
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has not been fully elucidated. Moreover, the time required for the initial B lymphocyte IGH gene rearranged clone to manifest as a clinical entity remains unknown. We searched for previous IGH gene rearranged B lymphocyte clones in healthy people who developed CLL and estimated the time for the clone to become clinically detectable. To this aim, we identified...
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