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Our current knowledge of the generation, stimulation and half life of normal B cells in the immune system predicts at least three functionally distinct ways for transformation to the neoplastic state.
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Melchers, F. (1984). Multiple Steps in the Transformation of Normal B Cells Towards Neoplasia. In: Potter, M., Melchers, F., Weigert, M. (eds) Oncogenes in B-Cell Neoplasia. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 113. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69860-6_11
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