Polymerase chain reaction-based clonality testing in tissue samples with reactive lymphoproliferations: Usefulness and pitfalls. A report of the BIOMED-2 Concerted Action BMH4-CT98-3936

Leukemia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 222-229

  Langerak, A W ^a   Molina, T J ^b   Lavender, F L ^c   Pearson, D ^d   Flohr, T ^e   Sambade, C ^f   Schuuring, E ^g   Al Saati, T ^h   van Dongen, J J M ^a   van Krieken, J H J M ⁱ  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^h CHU PURPAN   (France)

ⁱ RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 33846492425     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: 14765551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404482     Document Type: Article

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