title: Molecular analysis of genetic markers for non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
abstract: Molecular analysis complements the clinical and histopathologic tools used to diagnose and subclassify hematologic malignancies. The presence of clonal antigen-receptor gene rearrangements can help to confirm the diagnosis of a B or T cell lymphoma and can serve as a fingerprint of that neoplasm to be used in identifying concurrent disease at disparate sites or recurrence at future time points. Certain lymphoid malignancies harbor a characteristic chromosomal translocation, a finding that may have significant implications for an individual's prognosis or response to therapy. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is typically used to detect antigen-receptor gene rearrangements as well as specific translocations that can be supplemented by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and karyotype analysis.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Lynette M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sholl
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Longtine
mesh_terms: D015321:Gene Rearrangement / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D007621:Karyotyping / Q000379:methods; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta