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. 1974 Apr;29(4):318-23.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1974.73.

Ribosomal RNA synthesis in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

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Ribosomal RNA synthesis in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

R W Billington et al. Br J Cancer. 1974 Apr.
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Abstract

Lymphocytes from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia make large amounts of stable, rapidly labelled high molecular weight RNA, but ribosomal RNA methylation is normal. However, fewer ribosomes are available for protein synthesis than in normal lymphocytes.

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