Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis in individuals from sporadic (non-familial) chronic lymphocytic leukemia families persists over time, but does not progress to chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative diseases

BACKGROUND: Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis is classified as 'high-count or clinical' monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis and 'low-count or population' monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis. Previously, 167 first-degree relatives pertaining to sporadic (non-familial) chronic lymphocytic le...

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Main Authors: Daniel Mazza Matos, Felipe Magalhães Furtado, Roberto Passetto Falcão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842015000500292&lng=en&tlng=en