title: Immunoglobulin heavy chain variable gene usage and (super)-antigen drive in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: Increasing evidence supports the prognostic relevance of specific immunoglobulin heavy chain variable (IGHV) genes or stereotyped B-cell receptors (BCR) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The clonotypic BCRs differ in their specificity and affinity toward classical antigens and/or superantigens. The BCR-triggered mechanisms are distinct but could explain in part the different clinical behavior among CLL subgroups.
authors.affiliation: University of Ulm, Department of Medicine III, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bühler
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zenz
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stilgenbauer
mesh_terms: D015973:Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic; D015321:Gene Rearrangement / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017578:Immunoglobulin Class Switching / Q000235:genetics; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000235:genetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018089:Superantigens / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D018089:Superantigens