Cell line · CVCL_A049
WSU-CLL
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Childhood B acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 6 papers.
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ConductScience Library. WSU-CLL. Cell lines, record CVCL_A049. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_A049
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- WSU-CLL
- Accession
- CVCL_A049
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_A049
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Female
- Age at sampling
- 15Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
Childhood B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (NCIt C9140); B lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma with t(12;21)(p13.2;q22.1) ETV6-RUNX1 (NCIt C80334); B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma with t(12;21)(p13.2;q22.1) (ORDO Orphanet_585929)
- Derived from
- Peripheral blood (in situ)
- Parent
- Reh (CVCL_1650)
- Entry created
- 2012-06-06
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a Reh derivative (PubMed=12200708; PubMed=12592342; PubMed=20143388; PubMed=24923861). Originally thought to originate from a 68 year old male patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers6
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell line cross-contamination: WSU-CLL is a known derivative of REH and is unsuitable as a model for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. | Leuk Res | 2014 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines. | Int J Cancer | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| False leukemia-lymphoma cell lines: an update on over 500 cell lines. | Leukemia | 2003 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| DNA profiling and cytogenetic analysis of cell line WSU-CLL reveal cross-contamination with cell line REH (pre B-ALL). | Leukemia | 2002 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| The leukemia-lymphoma cell line factsbook. | 2001 | Cellosaurus cites it | DOI | ||
| Establishment of a human B-CLL xenograft model: utility as a preclinical therapeutic model. | Leukemia | 1996 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Reh | CVCL_1650 |
Source Cell lines
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The record and each of its lists are JSON, twenty rows a page. No key.
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_A049
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_A049/problems