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Phenotypic detection of clonotypic B cells in multiple myeloma by specific immunoglobulin ligands reveals their rarity in multiple myeloma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Trepel Martin, Martens Victoria, Doll Christian, Rahlff Janina, Gösch Barbara, Loges Sonja, Binder Mascha
Abstract excerpt
In multiple myeloma, circulating "clonotypic" B cells, that express the immunoglobulin rearrangement of the malignant plasma cell clone, can be indirectly detected by PCR. Their role as potential "feeder" cells for the malignant plasma cell pool remains controversial. Here we established for the first time an approach that allows direct tracking of such clonotypic cells by labeling with patient-specific...
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