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Telomere length and telomerase levels delineate subgroups of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia with different biological characteristics and clinical outcomes.
Haematologica - 1 Jan 2012
Rampazzo Enrica, Bonaldi Laura, Trentin Livio, Visco Carlo, Keppel Sonia, Giunco Silvia, Frezzato Federica, Facco Monica, Novella Elisabetta, Giaretta Ilaria, Del Bianco Paola, Semenzato Gianpietro, De Rossi Anita
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BACKGROUND: B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a clinically heterogeneous disease; some patients rapidly progress and die within a few years of diagnosis, whereas others have a long life expectancy with minimal or no treatment. Telomere length and telomerase levels have been proposed as prognostic factors; however, very few cases have been characterized for both parameters and no study has analyzed the...
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