CLL-like B-lymphocytes are systematically present at very low numbers in peripheral blood of healthy adults

Leukemia

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 718-722

  Almeida, J ^a,b   Nieto, W G ^a,b   Teodosio, C ^a,b   Pedreira, C E ^c   Lopez A ^a,b   Fernandez Navarro P ^d   Nieto, A ^a,b   Rodriguez Caballero A ^a,b   Muoz Criado S ^e   Jara Acevedo, M ^a,b   Romero, A ^f   Orfao, A ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d Centro de Atención Primaria de Salud de Ledesma   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^f Técnico de Salud de la Gerencia de Atención Primaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD CELL; CELL VOLUME; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

EID: 79954431397     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: 14765551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/leu.2010.305     Document Type: Article

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