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Analysis of immunoglobulin heavy variable chain rearrangement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients among Chornobyl clean-up workers.
Experimental oncology - 1 Sept 2020
Abramenko I V, Bilous N I, Chumak A A, Dyagil I S, Martina Z V
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BACKGROUND: A number of epidemiological studies have shown an elevated radiation-associated risk for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The aim of the paper was to analyze immunoglobulin heavy variable chain (IGHV) rearrangement and IGHV usage in CLL cases associated with ionizing radiation (IR) exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Samples of 76 clean-up workers of Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident of 1986 (the...
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