Clinical utility of heteroduplex analysis of TCR gamma gene rearrangements in the diagnosis of T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-301

  Chhanabhai, Mukesh ^a   Adomat, Sheryle A ^a   Gascoyne, Randy D ^a   Horsman, Douglas E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clonality; Heteroduplex; Lymphoproliferative disorders; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Southern analysis (SA); T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

HETERODUPLEX; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; DNA DETERMINATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGENETICS; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 0030865875     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/108.3.295     Document Type: Article

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