Identification of three subgroups of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia based upon mutations of BCL-6 and lgV genes

Leukemia

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 811-815

  Capello, D ^a   Fais, F ^d   Vivenza, D ^a   Migliaretti, G ^a   Chiorazzi, N ^b   Gaidano, G ^a   Ferrarini, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

BCL 6; Chronic lymphocytyc leukemia; Immunoglobulin variable region; Somatic mutation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL TRANSPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LEUKEMOGENESIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC MUTATION;

EID: 0034093626     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401766     Document Type: Article

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