Cordani, Marco
Butera, Giovanna
Dando, Ilaria
Torrens-Mas, Margalida
Butturini, Elena
Pacchiana, Raffaella
Oppici, Elisa
Cavallini, Chiara
Gasperini, Sara
Tamassia, Nicola
Nadal-Serrano, Mercedes
Coan, Michela
Rossi, Davide
Gaidano, Gianluca
Caraglia, Michele
Mariotto, Sofia
Spizzo, Riccardo
Roca, Pilar
Oliver, Jordi
Scupoli, Maria Teresa
Donadelli, Massimo
Article History
Received: 29 March 2018
Revised: 11 September 2018
Accepted: 14 September 2018
First Online: 15 October 2018
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: PBMC samples from untreated CLL patients were collected and cryopreserved at the Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI) in Verona (Italy) on approval from the local Ethics Committee (Comitato Etico per la Sperimentazione, AOUI, reference number 1828). In accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, all patients and donors provided written informed consent.
: Summary data supporting the results reported in this article can be requested by emailing the corresponding author.
: No external funding was used for conducting this study.
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