Elevated levels of soluble CD44 are associated with advanced disease and in vitro proliferation of neoplastic lymphocytes in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Eisterer W, Bechter O, Söderberg O, Nilsson K, Terol M, Greil R, Thaler J, Herold M, Finke L, Günthert U, Montserrat E, Stauder R.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15289016