脾边缘带淋巴瘤
生物
淋巴瘤
分子遗传学
免疫遗传学
疾病
边缘地带
遗传学
免疫学
病理
基因
B细胞
医学
抗体
作者
Panagiotis Baliakas,Jonathan C. Strefford,Vasilis Bikos,Marina Parry,Kostas Stamatopoulos,David Oscier
标识
DOI:10.3109/10428194.2014.919636
摘要
Splenic marginal-zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare tumor that has recently emerged as a prototype for how the interplay between genetics and environment shapes the natural history of lymphomas. Indeed, the recent identification of molecular immunogenetic subgroups within SMZL may prove to be relevant not only for the sub-classification of the disease but also for improved understanding of the underlying biology. In contrast to other B-cell lymphomas, SMZL lacks a characteristic genetic lesion, although the majority of cases harbor genomic aberrations, as recently revealed by high-throughput studies that identified recurrent genetic aberrations, several in pathways related to marginal-zone differentiation and B-cell signaling. Here we provide an overview of recent research into the molecular and cellular biology of SMZL and related disorders, with special emphasis on immunogenetics and genomic aberrations, and discuss the value of molecular and cellular markers for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of these entities.
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