A high number of losses in 13q14 chromosome band is associated with a worse outcome and biological differences in patients with B-cell chronic lymphoid leukemia

Background Among patients with B-cell chronic lymphoid leukemia, those with 13q14 deletion have a favorable outcome. However, whether the percentage of cells with 13q- influences the prognosis or the biological characteristics of this disease is unknown. We analyzed the clinico-biological characteri...

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Main Authors: José Ángel Hernández, Ana Eugenia Rodríguez, Marcos González, Rocío Benito, Celia Fontanillo, Virgilio Sandoval, Mercedes Romero, Guillermo Martín-Núñez, Alfonso García de Coca, Rosa Fisac, Josefina Galende, Isabel Recio, Francisco Ortuño, Juan Luis García, Javier de las Rivas, Norma Carmen Gutiérrez, Jesús F. San Miguel, Jesús María Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2009-03-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/5188