title: CLL and deletion 13q14: merely the miRs?
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Lia et al present a novel mouse model that recapitulates the pathogenic mechanisms of human CLL with deletion 13q14. Their striking finding is that the size of the deletion correlates with disease penetrance and aggressiveness.
authors.affiliation: Ulm University.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stilgenbauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13 / Q000235:genetics*; D056426:Genetic Loci; D006801:Humans; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins