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Abstract
Anomalous appearance of TL (thymus-leukemia) antigens is a characteristic feature of radiation-induced leukemias of C57bl/6 mice. We now report that thymocytes of irradiated C57BL/6 mice express TL antigens long before the development of overt leukemia. Thus, TL is a marker for preleukemic changes occurring during radiation leukemogenesis. Low levels of murine leukemia virus (MuLV)-related antigens are also detected on preleukemic thymocytes. Comparative tests on individual mice show no direct correlation between TL and MuLV antigen expression.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 195001 PMCID: PMC2180749 DOI: 10.1084/jem.146.1.271
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307