Detection of clonal immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene rearrangements in cases of suspected lymphoproliferative disorders: Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and Southern blot analysis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Mihalov, Michael L ^a,b   Huber, Suzanne ^a,c   Rachwalski, Elizabeth ^a   Price, Joel S ^a   Hosso, Jennifer M ^a   Dizikes, George J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0030024098     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199601000-00006     Document Type: Article

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