Improved polymerase chain reaction-based method to detect early-stage epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides) in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsy specimens of the dog

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-29

  Chaubert, Pascal ^a   Baur Chaubert, Audrey S ^b   Sattler, Ursula ^a   Forster, Ursula ^a   Bornand, Valérie ^a   Suter, Maja ^a   Welle, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dogs; Epitheliotropic t cell lymphoma; Gene rearrangement; Mycosis fungoides; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 75949113676     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200104     Document Type: Article

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