Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis - A frequent premalignant condition

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 638-640

  Dighiero, Guillaume ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IGHV GENE; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 49249139312     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0804663     Document Type: Editorial

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