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MYD88 L265P mutation analysis helps define nodal lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Apr 2015
Hamadeh Fatima, MacNamara Stephen P, Aguilera Nadine S, Swerdlow Steven H, Cook James R
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma is often challenging, especially in extramedullary tissues where the differential diagnosis includes nodal marginal zone lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, or other small B-cell neoplasms with plasmacytic differentiation. The MYD88 L265P mutation has been recently identified in >90% of bone-marrow-based lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, but the incidence of this...
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