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Research Article

Similar Humoral Immunity Parameters in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients Independent of VH Gene Mutation Status

Marjatta Sinisalo Department of Internal Medicine Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
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Janne Aittoniemi Department of Clinical Microbiology, Centre for Laboratory Medicine Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
,
Tomi Koski Department of Clinical Chemistry, Centre for Laboratory Medicine Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
,
Gerard Tobin Department of Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Ulf Thunberg Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Christer Sundström Department of Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Richard Rosenquist Department of Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Helena Käyhty National Public Health Institute Helsinki Finland; University of Tampere Medical School Tampere Finland
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Juhani Vilpo Department of Internal Medicine Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
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Pages 2451-2454 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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