Predominant expression of the long isoform of Bcl-x (Bcl-xL) in human lymphomas

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 900-906

  Xerri, Luc ^a   Parc, Patricia ^a   Brousset, Pierre ^b   Schlaifer, Daniel ^b   Hassoun, Jacques ^a   Reed, John C ^c   Krajewski, Stanislas ^c   Birnbaum, Daniel ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Bcl xL; Bcl xS; immunohistochemistry; lymphoma; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029927494     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.423958.x     Document Type: Article

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