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Use of similar immunoglobulin VH gene segments by MALT lymphomas of the ocular adnexa.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jun 2009
Bahler David W, Szankasi Philippe, Kulkarni Sucheta, Tubbs Raymond R, Cook James R, Swerdlow Steven H
Abstract excerpt
Extranodal marginal zone lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type (MALT lymphomas) develop from acquired reactive infiltrates directed against external or autoantigens. Although some European cases of ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma have been associated with Chlamydia psittaci infections, C. psittaci has not been detected in large studies of US-based cases. To evaluate whether the growth of US-based...
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