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Loss of Fas (CD95/APO-1) regulatory function is an important step in early MALT-type lymphoma development.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Jul 2001
Seeberger H, Starostik P, Schwarz S, Knörr C, Kalla J, Ott G, Müller-Hermelink H K, Greiner A
Abstract excerpt
Fas (CD95, APO-1) mutations were found in autoimmune diseases and some lymphomas, suggesting impairment of Fas-mediated cell death signaling that may cause tumor development. Because mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type lymphoma B cells recognize autoantigens and proliferate in response to antigen and T cell-mediated signals, it is suggestive that autoreactive B cell lymphoma precursor cells may have...
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