The genetic variability of the V(H) genes in follicular lymphoma: The impact of the hypermutation mechanism

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 625-640

  Noppe, Sofie M ^b   Heirman, Carlo ^b   Bakkus, Marleen H C ^b   Brissinck, Jan ^b   Schors, Rik ^b   Thielemans, Kris ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deletions; Follicular lymphoma; Hypermutation; Insertions; V(H) genes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENETICS; MUTATION; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE DELETION; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; MUTATION;

EID: 0033257775     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01732.x     Document Type: Article

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