Bcl-6 gene hypermutations in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of primary gastric origin

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 668-670

  Liang, Raymond ^a,b   Chan, W P ^a   Kwong, Y L ^a   Chan, A C L ^a   Xu, W S ^a   Au, W Y ^a   Srivastava, G ^a   Ho, Faith C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bcl 6 gene; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Gastric lymphoma

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030726244     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.4443254.x     Document Type: Article

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