Clonal analysis of a B-cell lymphoma with recurrent spontaneous remissions and evolution into chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 953-960

  Nagei, S ^a   Borisch, B ^a   Von Rohr, A ^a   Tobler, A ^a   Fey, M F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

B CLL; clonality; immunogenotype; immunophenotype; lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLONE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030449997     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a010799     Document Type: Article

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