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The frequency of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) in the peripheral blood of healthy persons (n=56) and breast cancer patients (31 cases with stage-I and -II disease and 42 cases with stage-III and -IV disease) was studied. The frequency of LGL in peripheral blood was significantly depressed in cancer patients, and particularly in patients with advanced breast cancer.
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Hajto, T., Lanzrein, C. Frequency of large granular lymphocytes in peripheral blood of healthy persons and breast cancer patients. Cancer Immunol Immunother 16, 65–66 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199908
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199908