Relevance of stereotyped b-cell receptors in the context of the molecular, cytogenetic and clinical features of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Maura, Francesco ^a   Cutrona, Giovanna ^b   Fabris, Sonia ^a   Colombo, Monica ^b   Tuana, Giacomo ^a   Agnelli, Luca ^a   Matis, Serena ^b   Lionetti, Marta ^a   Gentile, Massimo ^c   Recchia, Anna Grazia ^c   Di Raimondo, Francesco ^d   Musolino, Caterina ^e   Ilariucci, Fiorella ^f   Di Renzo, Nicola ^g   Pesce, Emanuela ^h   Molica, Stefano ⁱ   Federico, Massimo ^h   Cortelezzi, Agostino ^a   Morabito, Fortunato ^c   Ferrarini, Manlio ^b   Neri, Antonino ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Ferrarotto   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^f S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

ⁱ PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; CD38 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN KINASE ZAP 70; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGION; CYTOGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRISOMY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY;

COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL;

EID: 80052278057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024313     Document Type: Article

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