Somatic hypermutation and B-cell malignancies

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-163

  Spencer, Jo ^a,b   Dunn Walters, Deborah K ^a  

^a UMDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B cells; Follicle centre; Immunoglobulin genes; Lymphoma; Somatic hypermutation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; B CELL LYMPHOMA; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LYMPHOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REED STERNBERG CELL; REVIEW; SOMATIC MUTATION;

GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0032927459     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199901)187:2<158::AID-PATH226>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Review

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