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V(H) gene analysis of splenic marginal zone lymphomas reveals diversity in mutational status and initiation of somatic mutation in vivo.
Blood - 1 Oct 2002
Zhu Delin, Orchard Jennifer, Oscier David G, Wright Dennis H, Stevenson Freda K
Abstract excerpt
Tumors of the splenic marginal zone can present in spleen or blood. The maturational status of the neoplastic B cells from each site appears heterogeneous, with either unmutated or mutated variable-region heavy chain (V(H)) genes. To determine an influence of tissue location, we assessed matched blood and splenic tumor cells from 4 patients and found them identical. However, one patient with unmutated V(H) genes...
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