Leukemia Research
Volume 26, Issue 8 , Pages 739-743 , August 2002

The Bcl6 locus is not mutated in mouse B-cell lineage lymphomas

  • Mitsuo Hori

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immunopathology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 7 Centre Drive, Room 304, MSC 0760, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-301-496-9529; fax: +1-301-402-0077
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  • Chen-Feng Qi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immunopathology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 7 Centre Drive, Room 304, MSC 0760, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Ted A. Torrey

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immunopathology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 7 Centre Drive, Room 304, MSC 0760, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Konrad Huppi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Herbert C. Morse III

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immunopathology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 7 Centre Drive, Room 304, MSC 0760, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Received 24 April 2001 ,Accepted 29 November 2001.

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