The roles of transcription factors in B lymphocyte commitment, development, and transformation

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 973-981

  Smith, Emma ^a   Sigvardsson, Mikael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B cell specific activator protein; B lineage malignancies; E2A; Early B cell factor; Hematopoietic cells

Indexed keywords

EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; B CELL LEUKEMIA; B LYMPHOCYTE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; HUMANS; LYMPHOPOIESIS; MICE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 2642584182     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1103554     Document Type: Review

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