The cell infiltrate in lymphomatoid papulosis comprises a mixture of polyclonal large atypical cells (CD30-positive) and smaller monoclonal T cells (CD30-negative) [11]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 859-861

  Gellrich, Sylke ^a,c   Wernicke, Martin ^a   Wilks, Anke ^a   Lukowsky, Ansgar ^a   Muche, J Marcus ^a   Jasch, Kim Christian ^a   Audring, Heike ^a   Mason, David ^b   Sterry, Wolfram ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD30 ANTIGEN; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOMATOID PAPULOSIS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MICROMANIPULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 1842689740     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22304.x     Document Type: Letter

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