Polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR/DGGE)-based detection of clonal T-cell receptor γ gene rearrangements in paraffin-embedded cutaneous biopsies in cutaneous T-cell lymphoproliferative diseases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 176-182

  Andersen, William K ^a,b   Li, Ning ^a   Bhawan, Jag ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LYMPHOMA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0033003887     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01825.x     Document Type: Article

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