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A higher frequency of monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis among Egyptian relatives of CLL patients

Sara KassemClinical Pathology Department, Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt;
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Manal FoudaClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt;
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Ahmed AkefClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt;
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Khalid ElnaghiInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; ;Medical Oncology Department, Oncology Centre, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt;
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Maryan FahmiInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; ;Medical Oncology Department, Oncology Centre, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt;
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Noha EisaInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; ;Clinical Haematology Department, Oncology Centre, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Mohamad RashwanClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt;
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Pages 2242-2245 | Received 14 Feb 2020, Accepted 19 Apr 2020, Published online: 12 May 2020

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