Molecular analysis of the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene in the diagnosis of primary cutaneous B cell lymphoma

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 984-989

  Child, Fiona J ^a   Woolford, Alison J ^a   Calonje, Eduardo ^b   Russell Jones, Robin ^a   Whittaker, Sean J ^a,c  

^a Skin Tumor Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CDR 3 VDJ region; Clonal B cell population; Polymerase chain reaction; Somatic hypermutation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PRIMER DNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BINDING KINETICS; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOTOPE LABELING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN LYMPHOMA; SOMATIC MUTATION;

EID: 0034772809     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202X.2001.01482.x     Document Type: Article

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