The API2/MALT1 fusion product may lead to germinal center B cell lymphomas by suppression of apoptosis

Human Heredity

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-7

  Stoffel, Archontoula ^a,c   Le Beau, Michelle M ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

API2 MALT1 fusion; Apoptosis; B cell lymphoma; Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN API2; PROTEIN MALT1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; BACULOVIRUS; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 11; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 18; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA;

APOPTOSIS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CASPASES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEINS; LYMPHOMA, MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; PROTEINS; RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035209334     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022952     Document Type: Article

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