chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CLL
Types
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL)
T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (T-CLL)
Cytogenetics
11q23 deletion
trisomy 8
translocations
- t(X;11)(q13;q23) (ARHGAP20 and BRWD3 genes disruption)
Molecular biology
Predisposition loci
Associations
peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) (15223953)
References
Chiorazzi N, Rai KR, Ferrarini M. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. N Engl J Med. 2005 Feb 24;352(8):804-15. PMID: 15728813