High incidence of ancestral HLA haplotype 8.1 and monoclonal incomplete DH-JH immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement in persistent polyclonal B-cell lymphocytosis

Ann Hematol. 2008 Jul;87(7):597-8. doi: 10.1007/s00277-007-0434-z. Epub 2008 Jan 8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • B-Lymphocytes / chemistry*
  • Gene Frequency
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • HLA-B Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-C Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-DR Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • Haplotypes / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Joining Region / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin delta-Chains / genetics
  • Lymphocytosis / genetics*
  • Lymphocytosis / pathology
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex / genetics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-C Antigens
  • HLA-DR Antigens
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • Immunoglobulin Joining Region
  • Immunoglobulin delta-Chains