Evidence that Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin disease do not represent cell fusions
Küppers R, Bräuninger A, Müschen M, Distler V, Hansmann M, Rajewsky K. Evidence that Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin disease do not represent cell fusions. Blood 2001, 97: 818-821. PMID: 11157505, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.3.818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell FusionGene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorGene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy ChainGerm-Line MutationHodgkin DiseaseHumansImmunoglobulin FragmentsReed-Sternberg CellsConceptsHodgkin's diseaseReed-Sternberg cellsHRS cellsT-cell receptor beta rearrangementsCases of HDClassical Hodgkin's diseaseCoexpression of markersCell fusionNumerical chromosomal abnormalitiesUnusual immunophenotypeT cellsRare caseB cellsBeta rearrangementChromosomal abnormalitiesGermline configurationIgH allelesDifferent hematopoietic lineagesDiseaseHodgkinCell generationCellsTCRbeta allelesHematopoietic lineagesImmunoglobulin genes