Haematologica, Vol 89, Issue 5, 624-626
Copyright © 2004 by Ferrata Storti Foundation
Bcl-6 gene mutations in primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas
U Gianelli,
A Cerri,
B Cassani,
L Moneghini,
PR Raviele,
E Berti,
and
S Bosari
We analyzed mutations in the 5' non-coding region of the BCL-6 gene in 46 cases of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCL), using a polymerase chain reaction single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) method. The results indicate that PCBCL display a low frequency of mutations and support a marginal zone B-cell origin for most of these neoplasms.