Detection of the t(2;5)-associated NPM/ALK fusion cDNA in peripheral blood cells of healthy individuals

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1138-1144

  Trümper, Lorenz ^a   Pfreundschuh, M ^a   Bonin, F V ^a   Daus, H ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymphoma; NPM ALK fusion gene; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 2; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 5; GENE FUSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOCYTES; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0344882566     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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