Clonal expansion of immunoglobulin M+CD27+ B cells in HCV-associated mixed cryoglobulinemia.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders such as mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL). The pathogenesis of these disorders remains unclear, and it has been proposed that HCV drives the pro-liferation of B cells. Here we demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Charles, E, Green, R, Marukian, S, Talal, A, Lake-Bakaar, G, Jacobson, I, Rice, C, Dustin, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008