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Next-generation sequencing of peripheral B-lineage cells pinpoints the circulating clonotypic cell pool in multiple myeloma.
Blood - 5 Jun 2014
Thiele Benjamin, Kloster Marie, Alawi Malik, Indenbirken Daniela, Trepel Martin, Grundhoff Adam, Binder Mascha
Abstract excerpt
The identity of the proliferative compartment of myeloma progenitor cells remains a matter of debate. Polymerase chain reaction-based studies suggested pre-switch "clonotypic" B cells sharing the immunoglobulin (Ig) rearrangement of the malignant plasma cell (M-PC), to circulate in the blood and possess stem cell-like properties. Here, we disprove this hypothesis. We screened peripheral blood IgM, IgG, and IgA...
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