Article
Familial lymphoid neoplasms in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
Haematologica - 1 Mar 2004
Tort Frederic, Camacho Emma, Bosch Francesc, Harris Nancy Lee, Montserrat Emili, Campo Elias
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Familial aggregation has been recognized in patients with several lymphoid neoplasms, but the genetic basis for this familial clustering is not known. Germ-line mutations in the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and CHK2 genes have been detected in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), suggesting a potential role of these genes in genetic predisposition to these tumors. However,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
