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Immunoglobulin Gene Sequence Analysis In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: From Patient Material To Sequence Interpretation
Published on: November 26, 2018
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In this issue of Blood, Li et al provide insight into the interactions between immunoreceptor signals in a human cancer microenvironment presenting a novel mechanism by which microenvironment-produced interleukin (IL)-6 acts as a tumor suppressor in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) by inhibiting toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling.
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