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No V(H) somatic hypermutation was detected in B-cells of a patient with macroglobulinemia due to splenic marginal zone lymphoma.
International journal of hematology - 1 Dec 2002
Sekikawa Tetsuaki, Takahara Shinobu, Kawano Takeshi, Nakada Shuji, Ito Kiyoshi, Iwase Satsuki, Yamada Hisashi, Kobayashi Masayuki, Horiguchi-Yamada Junko
Abstract excerpt
B-cell diseases are classified on the basis of the normal differentiation stages. We report here a case of a patient with a long history of leukocytosis, splenomegaly without lymphadenopathy, and hyperviscosity symptoms. Clinically, the patient's diagnosis was leukemic Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Chromosomal analysis revealed translocation t(2;7)(p11;q22) along with disease progression. Death occurred from...
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