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Variant t(2;11)(p11.2;q13) without IGK involvement in a case of mantle cell lymphoma.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Jun 2007
Woroniecka Renata, Grygalewicz Beata, Pienkowska-Grela Barbara, Rymkiewicz Grzegorz, Konecki Robert, Swoboda Pawel, Janik Przemyslaw
Abstract excerpt
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is characterized by the t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation, which leads to overexpression of the cyclin D1 (CCND1) gene. This translocation is observed in almost all cases of MCL. In this alteration, the involvement of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) locus plays a key role in the activation of the CCND1 oncogene. Translocations affecting IGH loci are mostly prevalent in B-cell lymphomas,...
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