Tryptase-positive mast cells predict clinical outcome of patients with early B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-139

  Molica, Stefano ^a   Vacca, Angelo ^b   Crivellato, Enrico ^c   Cuneo, Antonio ^d   Ribatti, Domenico ^b  

^a PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CYTOKINE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRYPTASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAST CELL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, CHRONIC; MAST CELLS; PROGNOSIS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPTASES;

EID: 0042128420     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2003.00110.x     Document Type: Letter

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