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  "abstract": "Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is defined by the clonal expansion of mature B lymphocytes co-expressing CD19, CD5, and CD23. CD23 negativity is uncommon and creates real diagnostic difficulty, mainly because it overlaps with the mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) phenotype. We report a 55-year-old man who presented with massive lymphocytosis (595,000/mm3) and bilateral lymphadenopathy. Immunophenotyping showed a CD19+/CD5+/CD23- B-cell clone with a Matutes score of 4, establishing CLL diagnosis. Conventional karyotyping revealed a previously unreported three-way translocation t(4;10;13) (q32;q23;q14) alongside del(8)(q12q21) in 14 of 15 metaphases; FISH excluded TP53 deletion. Molecular analysis confirmed unmutated IGHV (100% germline homology) and stereotyped subset #6; two independent markers of poor prognosis that together signal constitutively active B-cell receptor signaling and antigen-driven disease progression. The patient sustained a traumatic brain injury shortly after diagnosis and died of refractory septic shock before CLL-directed therapy could begin. This case illustrates how adverse biological features can converge in the absence of TP53 disruption, and why full characterization, including immunophenotyping, metaphase cytogenetics, FISH, and molecular sequencing, is necessary to capture the true risk profile of the disease.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Laboratory of Research and Medical Analysis of the Royal Gendarmerie, Avenue Ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat 10100, Morocco.",
    "Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.",
    "Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco."
  ],
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  "author_total": 4,
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      "name": "Rachida Guaouguaou"
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      "name": "Amine Jebbor"
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      "name": "Khalil Lotfi"
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      "name": "Seloua Imane Ziani"
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  "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2026.54.40.53226",
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  "pmcid": "PMC13713751",
  "pmid": "42953034",
  "published": "2026-06-10",
  "publisher": "The Pan African Medical Journal",
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  "title": "CD23-negative atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a novel three-way translocation t(4;10;13), unmutated: immunoglobulin heavy chain variable gene, and stereotyped subset #6 (case report).",
  "title_text": "CD23-negative atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a novel three-way translocation t(4;10;13), unmutated: immunoglobulin heavy chain variable gene, and stereotyped subset #6 (case report).",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-01T12:21:22Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/7f2ny8p857s1s",
  "venue": "The Pan African medical journal",
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