Abnormal serum free light chain ratios are associated with poor survival and may reflect biological subgroups in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

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Published in Br J Haematol on November 11, 2008

Authors

Guy Pratt1, Stephen Harding, Roger Holder, Chris Fegan, Chris Pepper, David Oscier, Anne Gardiner, Arthur R Bradwell, Graham Mead

Author Affiliations

1: CRUK Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. guy.pratt@heartofengland.nhs.uk

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