Article
Double-hit B-cell lymphomas
1 Dec 2010
Abstract excerpt
In many B-cell lymphomas, chromosomal translocations are biologic and diagnostic hallmarks of disease. An intriguing subset is formed by the so-called double- hit (DH) lymphomas that are defined by a chromosomal breakpoint affecting the MYC/8q24 locus in combination with another recurrent breakpoint, mainly a t(14;18)(q32;q21) involving BCL2. Recently, these lymphomas have received increased attention, which...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
