BCL-2/JH translocation in peripheral blood lymphocytes of unexposed individuals: Lack of seasonal variations in frequency and molecular features

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 695-698

  Roulland, Sandrine ^a,b   Lebailly, Pierre ^a,b   Roussel, Gilbert ^a,b   Briand, Mélanie ^a,b   Cappellen, David ^a   Pottier, Didier ^b   Hardouin, Agnès ^a,b   Troussard, Xavier ^c,d   Bastard, Christian ^e   Henry Amar, Michel ^a,b   Gauduchon, Pascal ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FRANÇOIS BACLESSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^d CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

^e CENTRE HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

Author keywords

BCL 2 JH translocation; Biomarker; Healthy; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN BCL 2; DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; WINTER; BLOOD; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN STRUCTURE; LYMPHOCYTE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN JOINING REGION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SEASONS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0037431491     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10975     Document Type: Article

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