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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Published in:	Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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
Subjects:	Autoimmune thrombocytopenia CLL Autoimmune Neutropenia
Online Access:	http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/423