Sequence and expression analyses of μ and δ transcripts in patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-143

  Shiokawa, Satoshi ^a   Suehiro, Youko ^a   Uike, Naokuni ^b   Muta, Koichiro ^c   Nishimura, Junji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Immunoglobulin variable region; Polymerase chain reaction; Waldenstr m's macroglobulinemia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LYMPHOCYTE; MEMORY CELL; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

BLOOD CELLS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CLONE CELLS; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DELTA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 0034780597     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.1169     Document Type: Article

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