The added value of immunoglobulin Kappa light chain gene (IGK) rearrangement analysis in suspected B-cell lymphomas: Three illustrative cases

Journal of Hematopathology

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 45-56

  Gameiro, Paula ^a   Sebastião, Marta ^a   Spetalen, Signe ^b   da Silva, Maria Gomes ^a   Cabeçadas, José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Germinal center and post germinal center lymphomas; IGK gene rearrangements; PCR based clonality assessment; Somatic hypermutation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890251623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18655785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12308-011-0132-6     Document Type: Article

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