Serum levels of TNF, IL-6 and sCD23 correlate with changes in lymphocyte count in patients with B-Cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia receiving interferon-alpha therapy

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 327-333

  Jewell, A P ^a,b   Worman, C P ^a   Giles, F J ^a   Goldstone, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B CLL; Interferon alpha; Interleukin 6; Lymphocyte count; Lymphocytic leukemia; sCD23; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CD23 ANTIGEN; INTERFERON ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031040566     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199709039020     Document Type: Article

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