Analysis of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene rearrangement providing molecular evidence of second lymphoma in a patient in apparent relapse after autotransplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-343

  Campana, S ^a,c   Corradini, P ^a   Astolfi, M ^a   Ladetto, M ^a   Cinque, F ^a   Novero, D ^b   Tarella, C ^a   Pileri, A ^a  

^a Divisione Universitaria di Ematologia   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Cattedra di Ematologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autotransplantation; IgH genes; Minimal residual disease; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SECOND CANCER;

EID: 0030844886     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700887     Document Type: Article

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