Characterization of the lymphoid infiltrate in Hashimoto thyroiditis by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction for immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-333

  Hsi, Eric D ^a,b   Singleton, Timothy P ^a   Svoboda, Suzette M ^a   Schnitzer, Bertram ^a   Ross, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene rearrangement; Hashimoto thyroiditis; Lymphoma; Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 0031722164     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/110.3.327     Document Type: Article

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