Cell proliferation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of every neoplastic disease as well as many other types of illness. Labeling of newly replicated DNA with deuterium (2H), a… Click to show full abstract
Cell proliferation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of every neoplastic disease as well as many other types of illness. Labeling of newly replicated DNA with deuterium (2H), a nonradioactive isotope of hydrogen, administered to the patients in drinking water (2H2O) is a safe and reliable method to measure the in vivo birth rates of cells. Here, we describe a protocol to measure chronic lymphocytic leukemia B-cell birth/proliferation and death rates over time using this approach.
               
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