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Change in IgHV Mutational Status of CLL Suggests Origin From Multiple Clones.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Feb 2017
Osman Afaf, Gocke Christopher D, Gladstone Douglas E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy-chain variable-region (IgHV) mutational status are used to predict outcome in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Although DNA aberrations change over time, IgHV sequences and mutational status are considered stable. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a retrospective review, 409 CLL patients, between 2008 and 2015, had IgHV analysis: 56 patients...
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