Unexpected detection of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis in a HLA-matched sibling donor on the day of allogeneic stem cell transplantation for a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 905-907

  Herishanu, Yair ^a   Eshel, Rinat ^a   Kay, Sigi ^a   Rothman, Rachel ^b   Njuguna, Ndegwa ^c   Perry, Chava ^a   Shpringer, Meirav ^a   Wiestner, Adrian ^c   Polliack, Aaron ^a   Naparstek, Elizabeth ^d  

^a BMT   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; ALPHA INTERFERON; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD38 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUDARABINE; MELPHALAN; MITOXANTRONE; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN KINASE ZAP 70;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHIMERA; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DONOR LYMPHOCYTE INFUSION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERM LINE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; LIVING DONOR; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MONOCLONAL B CELL LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SIBLING; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 77952717906     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08133.x     Document Type: Letter

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