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Somatic mutation of bcl-6 genes can occur in the absence of V(H) mutations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Blood - 1 Jun 2000
Sahota S S, Davis Z, Hamblin T J, Stevenson F K
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mutation in immunoglobulin variable (V) region genes occurs largely in the germinal center and, after neoplastic transformation, imprints V genes of B-cell tumors with the mutational history of the cell of origin. Recently, it has been found that chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) consists of 2 subsets, each with a different clinical course, one with unmutated V(H) genes consistent with a naive B cell,...
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