Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis is closely related to chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and may be better classified as early-stage CLL

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-96

  Kern, Wolfgang ^a   Bacher, Ulrike ^b   Haferlach, Claudia ^a   Dicker, Frank ^a   Alpermann, Tamara ^a   Schnittger, Susanne ^a   Haferlach, Torsten ^a  

^a MLL MUNICH LEUKEMIA LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosome banding analysis; Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization; Monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis; Multiparameter flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD22 ANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CD79B ANTIGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; PROTEIN KINASE ZAP 70;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 14; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTERPHASE; KARYOTYPE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCLONAL B CELL LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX RATIO; SHORTER TIME TO TREATMENT; TIME; TRISOMY 12;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84858297642     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.09010.x     Document Type: Article

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