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Divergent roles for antigenic drive in the aetiology of primary versus dasatinib-associated CD8+ TCR-Vβ+ expansions.
Scientific reports - 7 Feb 2018
Lissina Anna, McLaren James E, Ilander Mette, Andersson Emma I, Lewis Catherine S, Clement Mathew, Herman Andrew, Ladell Kristin, Llewellyn-Lacey Sian, Miners Kelly L, Gostick Emma, Melenhorst J Joseph, Barrett A John, Price David A, Mustjoki Satu, Wooldridge Linda
Abstract excerpt
CD8+ T-cell expansions are the primary manifestation of T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGLL), which is frequently accompanied by neutropenia and rheumatoid arthritis, and also occur as a secondary phenomenon in leukemia patients treated with dasatinib, notably in association with various drug-induced side-effects. However, the mechanisms that underlie the genesis and maintenance of expanded CD8+...
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