Systematic screening for HCV infection should be performed in patients with splenic marginal zone lymphoma [2]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 252-253

  Pitini, Vincenzo ^a   Arrigo, Carmela ^a   Righi, Maria ^a   Scaffidi, Mariella ^a   Sturniolo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone marrow biopsy; Hepatitis 5 virus; Immunohistochemistry; Interferon; Primary splenic marginal zone lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; RIBAVIRIN;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHEMOTHERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEPATITIS C; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SPLENECTOMY;

HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1642539965     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04751.x     Document Type: Letter

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