VH gene expression in CD5 positive and CD5 negative B cell chronic lymphoid malignancies

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 437-448

  Maloum, K ^a   Pritsch, O ^b   Magnac, C ^b   Davi, F ^a   Binet, J L ^a   Merle Beral, H ^a   Dighiero, G ^b  

^a Section of Radiology   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

CD5+; CD5 B cells; Chronic lymphoid neoplasia; VH gene expression

Indexed keywords

CD5 ANTIGEN;

B CELL LEUKEMIA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MAST CELL LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REVIEW;

EID: 0030972945     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199709055582     Document Type: Review

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