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Serum from a subset of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and large local reactions to mosquito bites induces upregulation of CD63 surface expression on basophils in atopic donors

Jamma LiDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ;Immunorheumatology Laboratory, Pathology North, Northern Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Oliver Giles BestNorthern Blood Research Centre, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia;
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Stephen P. MulliganNorthern Blood Research Centre, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ;School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Suran Loshana FernandoDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ;Immunorheumatology Laboratory, Pathology North, Northern Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ;School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Pages 2417-2420 | Received 22 Dec 2015, Accepted 26 Mar 2016, Published online: 22 Apr 2016

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