Incidence of BCL-2 gene rearrangements in Argentinean non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients: Increased frequency of breakpoints outside of MBR and MCR

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 232-239

  Noriega, María Fernanda ^a   De Brasi, Carlos ^a   Narbaitz, Marina ^a   Slavutsky, Irma ^a  

^a INST DE INVEST HEMATOLOGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

BCL 2 rearrangements; DLBCL; Follicular lymphomas; Non Hodgkin lymphomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; BCL 2 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR BREAKPOINT REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR CLUSTER REGION; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742324485     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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