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CD10-MUM1+ follicular lymphoma lacks BCL2 gene translocation and shows characteristic biologic and clinical features.
Blood - 1 Apr 2007
Karube Kennosuke, Guo Ying, Suzumiya Junji, Sugita Yasuo, Nomura Yuko, Yamamoto Kohei, Shimizu Kei, Yoshida Shirou, Komatani Hideki, Takeshita Morishige, Kikuchi Masahiro, Nakamura Naoya, Takasu Osamu, Arakawa Fumiko, Tagawa Hiroyuki, Seto Masao, Ohshima Koichi
Abstract excerpt
CD10 and MUM1 are representative B cell differentiation markers. Follicular lymphoma (FL) is usually positive for CD10 and negative for MUM1. In this study, however, we compared 22 FLs with peculiar phenotype CD10-MUM1+ with 119 typical CD10+MUM1- FLs. All CD10-MUM1+ FL patients exhibited follicular structure with follicular dendritic meshwork, and a high rate of somatic hypermutation and ongoing mutation,...
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