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Update on the biology and treatment options for hairy cell leukemia.
Current treatment options in oncology - 1 Jun 2014
Jain Preetesh, Pemmaraju Naveen, Ravandi Farhad
Abstract excerpt
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is an uncommon chronic leukemia of mature B cells. Leukemic B cells of HCL exhibit a characteristic morphology and immunophenotype and coexpress multiple clonally related immunoglobulin isotypes. Precise diagnosis and detailed workup is essential, because the clinical profile of HCL can closely mimic that of other chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders that are treated differently....
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