Fol. Biol. 2016, 62, 235-240

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2016062060235

The Relationship of Kynurenine and Neopterin Levels and Their Association with a Selection of Other Immune Markers in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients

Vladimír Vonka1, M. Petráčkova1, Z. Humlová2, H. Klamová1, L. Kujovská-Krčmová3, M. Dušková1, B. Procházka1

1Department of Experimental Virology, Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
3Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University and 3rd Internal Gerontometabolic Clinic, University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received June 2016
Accepted July 2016

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