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Reprogramming of the tumour B-cell phenotype in Hodgkin lymphoma.
Trends in immunology - 1 May 2006
Küppers Ralf, Bräuninger Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells, the tumour cells in classical Hodgkin lymphoma, derive from mature B cells but have largely lost their B-cell phenotype. This extensive reprogramming is unique among B-cell lymphomas. A recent study by Dörken and colleagues provides an interesting insight into the mechanisms for this reprogramming by demonstrating that the key B-cell-determining transcription factor E2A is...
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