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Genetic characterization of HHV-8/KSHV-positive primary effusion lymphoma reveals frequent mutations of BCL6: implications for disease pathogenesis and histogenesis.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jan 1999
Gaidano G, Capello D, Cilia A M, Gloghini A, Perin T, Quattrone S, Migliazza A, Lo Coco F, Saglio G, Ascoli V, Carbone A
Abstract excerpt
Human herpesvirus-8/Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-positive primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a recently identified B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma category characterized by liquid growth in the serous body cavities. Apart from viral infection, no genetic alteration is known to be associated...
Topics
- 5' Untranslated Regions
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Herpesvirus 8, Human
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Karyotyping
- Lymphoma
