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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2011; 3(2): 24-32
Published online Feb 15, 2011. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v3.i2.24
Published online Feb 15, 2011. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v3.i2.24
T(11;18)(q21;q21)-positive gastrointestinal MALT lymphomas are heterogeneous with respect to the VH gene mutation status
Xavier Sagaert, Vera Vanhentenrijk, Gert De Hertogh, Karel Geboes, Thomas Tousseyn, Department of Morphology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Brigitte Maes, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Mathijs Baens, Department for Molecular and Developmental Genetics, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
Mathijs Baens, Department of Human Genetics, Catholic University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Eric Van Cutsem, Department of Digestive Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Author contributions: Tousseyn T, Maes B, Vanhentenrijk V and Sagaert X performed the majority of the experiments and analysed the data; Maes B and Sagaert X designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Van Cutsem E provided the clinical data; De Hertogh G, Van Cutsem E and Geboes K edited the manuscript.
Supported by A Grant of the “Belgian Cancer Association” and the “Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen”
Correspondence to: Xavier Sagaert, MD, PhD, Senior Clinical Investigator FWO, Department of Morphology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Minderbroederstraat 12, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. xavier.sagaert@uzleuven.be
Telephone: +32-16-341942 Fax: +32-16-336548
Received: July 15, 2010
Revised: December 31, 2010
Accepted: January 7, 2011
Published online: February 15, 2011
Revised: December 31, 2010
Accepted: January 7, 2011
Published online: February 15, 2011
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