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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia immunoglobulins display bacterial reactivity that converges and diverges from auto-/poly-reactivity and IGHV mutation status.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Nov 2016
Hatzi Katerina, Catera Rosa, Moreno Atanasio Carolina, Fischetti Vincent A, Allen Steven L, Kolitz Jonathan E, Rai Kanti R, Chu Charles C, Chiorazzi Nicholas
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is an incurable leukemia of unknown etiology. Multiple studies suggest that the structure of the variable domains of the surface IGs on these cells, and signaling through them, play key roles in developing the disease. Hence, CLL appears to be driven by antigen-BCR interactions, and identifying the selecting antigens involved in this process is an important goal. We studied the...
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