Cytomorphology and molecular characterization of CLTC-ALK rearrangement in 2 cases of ALK-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with extensive bone marrow involvement

Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-94

  Choung, Hee Suk ^a   Kim, Hee Jin ^a   Kim, Won Seog ^a   Kim, Kihyun ^a   Kim, Sun Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ALK positive; CLTC ALK; Cytomorphology; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Fluorescence in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; CLATHRIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; FATALITY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; BONE MARROW; CLATHRIN; FATAL OUTCOME; GENE FUSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 51449089897     PISSN: 15986535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2008.28.2.89     Document Type: Article

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