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Treatment response/drug resistance in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is related to presenting white cell count. This relationship might be explained by high proliferation fraction or by absence of significant apoptosis, but is presently unknown.
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Pyesmany, A.F. et al. (1999). Proliferation and Apoptosis Does Not Affect Presenting White Cell Count in Childhood All. In: Kaspers, G.J.L., Pieters, R., Veerman, A.J.P. (eds) Drug Resistance in Leukemia and Lymphoma III. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 457. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4811-9_33
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