Article
Autonomous B-cell receptor signaling and genetic aberrations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia-phenotype monoclonal B lymphocytosis in siblings of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Haematologica - 1 Mar 2024
Quinten Edwin, Sepúlveda-Yáñez Julieta H, Koning Marvyn T, Eken Janneke A, Pfeifer Dietmar, Nteleah Valeri, De Groen Ruben A L, Saravia Diego Alvarez, Knijnenburg Jeroen, Stuivenberg-Bleijswijk Hedwig E, Pantic Milena, Agathangelidis Andreas, Keppler-Hafkemeyer Andrea, Van Bergen Cornelis A M, Uribe-Paredes Roberto, Stamatopoulos Kostas, Vermaat Joost S P, Zirlik Katja, Navarrete Marcelo A, Jumaa Hassan, Veelken Hendrik
Abstract excerpt
Clonal expansion of CD5-expressing B cells, commonly designated as monoclonal B lymphocytosis (MBL), is a precursor condition for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The mechanisms driving subclinical MBL B-cell expansion and progression to CLL, occurring in approximately 1% of affected individuals, are unknown. An autonomously signaling B-cell receptor (BCR) is essential for the pathogenesis of CLL. The...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
