## Abstract The majority of patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) will ultimately die of their disease. Stem cell transplantation (SCT) remains the only treatment modality capable of cure, but has traditionally been associated with very high morbidity and mortality. We review
The role of chemokines in B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: pathophysiological aspects and clinical impact
✍ Scribed by Percy Schröttner; Marion Leick; Meike Burger
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 461 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-5555
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