GeneScanning analysis of Ig/TCR gene rearrangements to detect clonality in canine lymphomas

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 47-56

  Gentilini, Fabio ^a   Calzolari, Claudia ^a   Turba, Maria E ^b   Bettini, Giuliano ^a   Famigli Bergamini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Genefast Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dog; GeneScanning; Ig TCR gene rearrangement; Lymphoma; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, NEOPLASM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 57849158606     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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