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Rarity of microsatellite genomic instability in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in hepatitis C virus-infected patients.
British journal of haematology - 1 May 1997
De Vita S, Gasparotto D, Pivetta B, Vukosavljevic T, Zagonel V, Carbone A, Boiocchi M
Abstract excerpt
Several groups have emphasized the likely implication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a fraction of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Since only a minority of patients with HCV infection and monoclonal mixed cryoglobulinaemia develop overt lymphoma, the identification of predisposing factors has relevant clinical implications. The replication error phenotype (RER+), as revealed by widespread microsatellite...
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