Hanging tough: CMV-specific CD8+ T cells in CLL.
In this issue of Blood, te Raa et al report that cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific CD8+ T-cell function is preserved in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), on a background of global T-cell dysfunction.
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