Apparent modulation of CD20 by rituximab: an alternative explanation

Autor: Thomas Valerius, Peter Johnson, Martin J. Glennie, Mike Bayne, Timothy M Illidge, Mark S. Cragg
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Blood. 103:3989-3991
ISSN: 1528-0020
0006-4971
Popis: We read with interest the paper from Jilani et al[1][1] in which rituximab treatment appeared to down-modulate CD20 expression through a combination of internalization and RNA regulation. The result is unexpected because previous studies had shown that CD20 is not modulated by monoclonal antibody (
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