Detection of a peripheral blood T cell clone is an independent prognostic marker in mycosis fungoides

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-121

  Fraser Andrews, Elisabeth A ^a   Woolford, Alison J ^a   Russell Jones, Robin ^a   Seed, Paul T ^b   Whittaker, Sean J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Single strand conformational polymorphism; T cell receptor gene rearrangement

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034036457     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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