Mutational analysis of the 5′ noncoding region of the Bcl-6 gene in primary gastric lymphomas

Modern Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 410-414

  Go, Jai Hyang ^a   Yang, Woo Ick ^b   Ree, Howe J ^c  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bcl 6; Lymphomagenesis; Molecular mechanism; Primary lymphoma; Stomach

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BCL 6;

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH LYMPHOMA;

DISSECTION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, NEOPLASM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL; LYMPHOMA, MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICROMANIPULATION; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-6; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0343462385     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880327     Document Type: Article

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