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| Furtado,F.M.; Scheucher,P.S.; Santana,B.A.; Scatena,N.F.; Calado,R.T.; Rego,E.M.; Matos,D.M.; Falcão,R.P.. |
| Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) is an asymptomatic clinical entity characterized by the proliferation of monoclonal B cells not meeting the diagnosis criteria for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). MBL may precede the development of CLL, but the molecular mechanisms responsible for disease progression and evolution are not completely known. Telomeres are usually short in CLL and their attrition may contribute to disease evolution. Here, we determined the telomere lengths of CD5+CD19+ cells in MBL, CLL, and healthy volunteers. Twenty-one CLL patients, 11 subjects with high-count MBL, and 6 with low-count MBL were enrolled. Two hundred and sixty-one healthy volunteers aged 0 to 88 years were studied as controls. After diagnosis confirmation, a flow... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis; Telomere length. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000500603 |
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