MUTATIONAL STATUS OF REARRANGED IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINVARIABLE GENES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKAEMIA

BACKGROUND Mutational status of rearranged immunoglobulin heavy chain variable genes (IGHV)in leukaemia cells of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) is importantindependent prognostic factor. The outcome of patients with leukaemia cells that use anunmutated IGHV gene is inferior to t...

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Main Authors: Tadej Pajič, Peter Černelč
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2008-04-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/889