Persistent polyclonal B-cell lymphocytosis - An important differential diagnosis of B-cell chronic lymphocytic: leukemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 327-331

  Reimer, P ^a   Weissinger F ^a   Tony, H P ^a   Koniczek, K H ^b   Wilhelm, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Städtisches Krankenhaus Heilbronn   (Germany)

Author keywords

B cell; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Lymphocytosis

Indexed keywords

CD23 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; B-LYMPHOCYTES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, CHRONIC; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE;

EID: 0343091572     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002779900144     Document Type: Article

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