Poor functional antibody responses are present in nearly all patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, irrespective of total IgG concentration, and are associated with increased risk of infection

Br J Haematol. 2015 Dec;171(5):887-90. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13455. Epub 2015 Apr 28.

¹ Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. parryhm@bham.ac.uk.
² Department of Immunology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
³ School of Medicine and Veterinary Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, UK.
⁶ Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁷ Department of Haematology, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

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Keywords: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; immunodeficiency; infection.

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