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Sangye
That's the desired result. CD 19 and CD 20 are genes found on the surface of B cells. Rituximab destroys all the B cells in circulation, so if you want to measure the efficacy of ritux you can measure the CD19 and CD20 levels. As the B cells start to repopulate, the levels increase, which means the ritux is wearing off.
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