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TP53 gene mutations in Hodgkin lymphoma are infrequent and not associated with absence of Epstein-Barr virus.
International journal of cancer - 1 Oct 2001
Maggio E M, Stekelenburg E, Van den Berg A, Poppema S
Abstract excerpt
Reed-Sternberg (RS) cells, the neoplastic cells of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have clonal immunoglobulin gene rearrangements. The presence of somatic mutations suggests a germinal center origin, whereas the presence of crippling mutations suggests rescue of RS precursors from apoptosis by a transforming event. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which can be detected in 30-50% of HL cases, probably plays a role in this...
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