Analysis of low and high grade B-cell lymphoma subtypes using semi- nested PCR and two primer sets

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 136-141

  Essop, M F ^a   Blakolmer, K ^a   Close, P M ^a   Manuel, Y E ^a   Cornelius, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clonality; Embedded tissue; Framework 2; Framework 3; Paraffin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDING; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030865882     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1997.tb00966.x     Document Type: Article

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