Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; new research.9781604560817 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia chronic lymphocytic leukemia n. Abbr. CLL Lymphocytic leukemia occurring mainly in older adults, characterized by slow onset and gradual progression of symptoms. ; new research. Ed. by Ines B. Moreau. Nova Science Publishers 2008 280 pages $98.00 Hardcover RC643 Contributors from universities and other institutions in South America, Europe, Canada, and the US present current research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL CLL abbr. chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL, n.pr See leukemia, chronic lymphocytic. CLL 1. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 2. Cholesterol-lowering lipid ), the most common form of leukemia in adults. Specific areas covered include genomic approaches to CLL, predicting outcome, genetic factors impacting the biology of B-cell CLL, and the mode of action of Rituximab in CLL. Other subjects examined are autoimmune manifestations of CLL, receptors and cytokines Cytokines Chemicals made by the cells that act on other cells to stimulate or inhibit their function. Cytokines that stimulate growth are called "growth factors. modulating apoptosis and survival in CLL, and control of B- cell CLL apoptosis by members of the TNF TNF abbr. tumor necrosis factor TNF, n an abbreviation for tumor necrosis f superfamily superfamily /su·per·fam·i·ly/ (soo´per-fam?i-le) 1. a taxonomic category between an order and a family. 2. . A few color images and photos are included. Information on the editor is not given. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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