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Uncovering the pathogenesis of large granular lymphocytic leukemia-novel STAT3 and STAT5b mutations.
Annals of medicine - 1 May 2014
Rajala Hanna L M, Porkka Kimmo, Maciejewski Jaroslaw P, Loughran Thomas P, Mustjoki Satu
Abstract excerpt
Large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia is an incurable chronic disease, characterized by clonal expansion of cytotoxic T- or NK-cells in blood and bone marrow. Cytopenias (anemia, neutropenia) and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis are the most common clinical manifestations of LGL leukemia. Recently, somatic activating STAT3 gene mutations were shown to be specific for LGL leukemia with a...
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