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Assessment of the role of clonogenic B lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma.
Leukemia - 1 Aug 1994
Sahota S, Hamblin T, Oscier D G, Stevenson F K
Abstract excerpt
The identifiable neoplastic cell in multiple myeloma is the plasma cell, which usually synthesizes and secretes a monoclonal immunoglobulin. However, there exists the possibility that the neoplastic event has occurred in a less mature clonally-related cell, such as a B lymphocyte, prior to Ig class switching. Since the presence of such a clonogenic cell could influence design of therapy, particularly with...
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