Detection of API2-MALT1 fusion transcripts in cytologic specimens of patients with pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-62

  Inagaki, Hiroshi ^a   Li, Chunmei ^a   Okabe, Mitsukuni ^a   Nishikawa, Mitsunori ^b   Niimi, Takashi ^a   Iida, Shinsuke ^a   Ued, Ryuzo ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

API2 MALT1 fusion; Cytologic specimens; Molecular diagnosis; Multiplex RT PCR; Pulmonary MALT lymphoma

Indexed keywords

DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE FUSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LYMPHOMA; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 27244448242     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.05016     Document Type: Article

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