AUTOIMMUNE CYTOPENIAS IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA, FACTS AND MYTHS

AUTOIMMUNE CYTOPENIAS IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA, FACTS AND MYTHS

CLL has been defined as presence of more than 5000 small mature appearing monoclonal B lymphocytes with a specific immunophenotype in peripheral blood. It is a well-known fact that CLL is associated with autoimmune cytopenias. CLL cells are CD5+ B lymphocytes, and usually are not the “guilty” cells...

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Main Authors: Pavankumar Tandra, Jairam Krishnamurthy, Vijaya Bhatt, Kam Newman, James O Armitage, Mojtaba Akhtari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-11-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Autoimmune thrombocytopenia
CLL
Autoimmune Neutropenia
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/423

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