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Original Article

Resistance of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Cells to Interferon-α Generated Lymphokine Activated Killer Cells

A. P. Jewell University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, WC1, UK
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C. P. Worman University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, WC1, UK
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F. J. Giles University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, WC1, UK
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A. H. Goldstone University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, WC1, UK
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P. M. Lydyard Departments of Haematology and Immunology, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, WC1, UK
Pages 473-480 | Received 22 Feb 1992, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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