The t(2;5) or NPM-ALK translocation in lymphomas: Diagnostic considerations

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 396-399

  Chan, Wing C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001557414     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125480-199611000-00049     Document Type: Article

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