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Monoallelic mutations of the perforin gene may represent a predisposing factor to childhood anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Aug 2014
Ciambotti Benedetta, Mussolin Lara, d'Amore Emanuele S G, Pillon Marta, Sieni Elena, Coniglio Maria L, Ros Martina D, Cetica Valentina, Aricò Maurizio, Rosolen Angelo
Abstract excerpt
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) accounts for approximately 15% of all pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphomas. It has distinct clinical features, including frequent involvement of extranodal sites and rare localization to the central nervous system. As some presenting features of ALCL are in common with the hemophagocytic syndrome, we previously analyzed a small series of patients with ALCL for PRF1 mutations and...
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