Re-entry of tumour B cells into the cycle of somatic mutation and isotype switching in follicular lymphoma

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 492-495

  Shiokawa, Satoshi ^a   Matsushima, Takamitsu ^b   Choi, Ilseung ^b   Abe, Yasunobu ^b   Shiratsuchi, Motoaki ^a   Suehiro, Youko ^a   Muta, Koichiro ^b   Ohshima, Koichi ^c   Nishimura, Junji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Follicular lymphoma; Isotype switching; Malignant lymphoma; Somatic mutation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; TUMOR CELL;

AGED; B-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; MUTATION; TUMOR STEM CELLS;

EID: 0037323865     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04079.x     Document Type: Article

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