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Worse outcome and distinct mutational pattern in follicular lymphoma with anti-HBc positivity.
Blood advances - 11 Jan 2022
Fernández-Rodríguez Concepción, Rodríguez-Sevilla Juan José, Fernández-Ibarrondo Lierni, Sánchez-González Blanca, Gibert Joan, Bento Leire, García Juan Fernando, Sancho Juan Manuel, Diez-Feijóo Ramón, Camacho Laura, García-Retortillo Montserrat, Gimeno Eva, Colomo Luis, Gutiérrez Antonio, Bellosillo Beatriz, Salar Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated the association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), mainly for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). We studied a cohort of 121 patients with FL for HBV infection status, clinical features, and gene mutational profile. Anti-HBc was detectable in 16 patients (13.2%), although all had undetectable...
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