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Follicular lymphoma-like B cells in healthy individuals: a novel intermediate step in early lymphomagenesis
16 Oct 2006
Abstract excerpt
Follicular lymphoma is one of the most common adult lymphoma, and remains virtually incurable despite its relatively indolent nature. t(14;18)(q32;q21) translocation, the genetic hallmark and early initiating event of follicular lymphoma (FL) pathogenesis, is also present at low frequency in the peripheral blood of healthy individuals. It has long been assumed that in healthy individuals t(14;18) is carried by...
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