Open AccessClonality assessment of lymphoproliferative lesions using the polymerase chain reaction: An analysis of two methods
Author(s) -
Nikhil Moorchung,
RB Batra,
NS Mani,
SS Gill
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.81628
Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , pathology , medicine , biology , genetics , gene
Lymphoid malignancies are a heterogeneous group of disorders which may be difficult to differentiate from reactive proliferations even after immunohistochemistry. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is believed to be a good adjunct tool for diagnosis.