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Comment
. 2016 Jul 21;128(3):317-8.
doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-06-717538.

To B or not to B maintained?

Anna-Karin E Palm  1 , Patrick C Wilson  1
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To B or not to B maintained?

Anna-Karin E Palm et al. Blood. .

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Bhoj et al explore the longevity of plasma cells (PCs) and humoral immunity in the absence of B cells. This is done by studying subjects experiencing B-cell aplasia after CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy.

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Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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