DESPITE their suspected heterogeneity in origin, life span and precise function, lymphocytes are usually considered to be a single group because of the rather negative morphological criteria ...

Rising blood levels of an inflammatory marker, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, linked to poorer outcomes with chronic kidney ...

CLL is a slowly progressing type of leukemia that affects stem cells, which eventually develop into white blood cells called lymphocytes. It’s the most common type of leukemia in adults.

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Leukemia is a cancer that changes blood cells. It usually develops in the bone marrow, ...

An expert from the CURE® advisory board explains the likely treatability of Dave Coulier’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

is a blood cancer that originates in the white blood cells (lymphocytes) that are part of the body’s immune system, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Every year, more than 80,000 ...

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Each lymphocyte produces its own specific receptor that corresponds to a specific antigen. When a lymphocyte encounters that antigen it multiplies, creating large numbers of identical lymphocytes ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) affects lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell (WBC). CLL specifically affects B lymphocytes, which are also called B cells. Normal B cells ...

Overall survival (OS): time patients live, regardless of their disease status. Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI): when lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, from a donor are given to patients who ...

Objective To examine the association between fitness, BMI, and neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil, and eosinophil concentrations in apparently healthy, non-smoking men. Design Cross-sectional ...