Further analysis of clonality in Kimura's disease [4]

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 703-704

  Chim, C S ^b   Liang, R ^b   Fung, A ^b   Kwong, Y L ^b   Shek, T W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLONAL VARIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; KIMURA DISEASE; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA; CLONE CELLS; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0242500760     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200305000-00018     Document Type: Letter

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