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CD49d associates with nodal presentation and subsequent development of lymphadenopathy in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jul 2017
Strati Paolo, Parikh Sameer A, Chaffee Kari G, Achenbach Sara J, Slager Susan L, Call Timothy G, Ding Wei, Jelinek Diane F, Hanson Curtis A, Kay Neil E, Shanafelt Tait D
Abstract excerpt
CD49d is a surface integrin that is expressed on chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cells, and strongly correlates with more aggressive disease. Given its association with cell-cell adhesion and leucocyte trafficking, we hypothesized that patients with high CD49d expression would experience a clinical course dominated by lymphadenopathy. CD49d expression was measured by flow cytometry and considered positive if...
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