Laser beam microdissection in the diagnosis of cutaneous B-cell lymphoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 743-746

  Cerroni, L ^a   Minkus, G ^b   Putz B ^a   Hofler H ^b   Kerl, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN J CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER MICROSCOPY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LYMPHOMA; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031008589     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03663.x     Document Type: Article

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