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NFkB is activated by multiple mechanisms in hairy cell leukemia.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jul 2015
Nagel Stefan, Ehrentraut Stefan, Meyer Corinna, Kaufmann Maren, Drexler Hans G, MacLeod Roderick A F
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Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder of unclear pathogenesis. Recent studies have identified BRAF(V600E) mutations in most HCL patients, highlighting this abnormality as a molecular hallmark for this disease. Cell lines originating from HCL patients lack BRAF mutations but retain the typical piliferous morphology and the distinctive HCL immunophenotype, thus,...
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