Detection of t(8;14)(q24;q32) by polymerase chain reaction for long DNA targets: A report of two patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-79

  Akasaka, Takashi ^a   Yonetani, Noboru ^a   Akasaka, Hiroshi ^a   Ohno, Hitoshi ^a   Okuma, Minoru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

c MYC gene; Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene; Long distance PCR; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; T(8; 14)(q24; q32)

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 8; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031960499     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0925-5710(97)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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