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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtypes defined by common translocations: Utility of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in a case–control study
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtypes defined by common translocations: Utility of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in a case–control study

Cindy M Chang, Jane C Schroeder, Wen-Yi Huang, Cherie H Dunphy, Ralph S Baric, Andrew F Olshan, Kathleen C Dorsey, Georgette A Dent, James R Cerhan, Charles F Lynch, …
Leukemia research, Vol.34(2), pp.190-195
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.05.007
PMCID: PMC2815151
PMID: 19505720
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leukres.2009.05.007View
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Abstract

We used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assays to identify t(14;18) translocations in archival paraffin-embedded tumor sections from non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) cases enrolled in a population-based study. t(14;18) was identified in 54% of 152 cases, including 39% of diffuse large cell lymphomas (26 of 66 cases) and 84% of follicular lymphomas (36 of 43 cases). Eighty-seven percent of t(14;18)-positive cases and 57% of t(14;18)-negative cases expressed bcl-2. FISH assays detected twice as many t(14;18)-positive follicular lymphomas as PCR assays. Overall, study findings support the use of FISH assays to detect t(14;18) in archival tumor samples for epidemiologic studies of NHL subtypes.
Translocation FISH bcl-2 Lymphoma t(14 ;18)

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