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Molecular histogenesis of plasmablastic lymphoma of the oral cavity
18 Nov 2002
Abstract excerpt
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) of the oral cavity is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Although the lymphoma phenotype is consistent with late B-cell maturation, the molecular histogenesis of PBL is unknown. We investigated PBL of the oral cavity (n = 12) for mutations of immunoglobulin variable heavy chain (IgVH) and BCL-6 genes, which are acquired by B cells at...
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