Pathogen‐specific B‐cell receptors drive chronic lymphocytic leukemia by light‐chain‐dependent cross‐reaction with autoantigens

Abstract Several lines of evidence indirectly suggest that antigenic stimulation through the B‐cell receptor (BCR) supports chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) development. In addition to self‐antigens, a number of microbial antigens have been proposed to contribute to the selection of the immunoglob...

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Published in:	EMBO Molecular Medicine
Main Authors:	Nereida Jiménez de Oya, Marco De Giovanni, Jessica Fioravanti, Rudolf Übelhart, Pietro Di Lucia, Amleto Fiocchi, Stefano Iacovelli, Dimitar G Efremov, Federico Caligaris‐Cappio, Hassan Jumaa, Paolo Ghia, Luca G Guidotti, Matteo Iannacone
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2017-09-01
Subjects:	autoantigens B‐cell receptor chronic lymphocytic leukemia infection light chains
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201707732