Transformation of B cell lymphoma to histiocytic sarcoma: Somatic mutations of PAX-5 gene with loss of expression cannot explain transdifferentiation

Journal of Hematopathology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 135-141

  Bassarova, Assia ^a   Trøen, Gunhild ^a   Fosså, Alexander ^b   Ikonomou, Ida Munster ^a   Beiske, Klaus ^a   Nesland, Jahn M ^a   Delabie, Jan ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

B cell; Histiocytic; Lymphoma; PAX 5; Sarcoma; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951770715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18655785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12308-009-0031-2     Document Type: Article

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