HELICOBACTER PYLORI AND t(11;18)(q21;q21) TRANSLOCATION IN GASTRIC MALT LYMPHOMA

Context Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is clearly associated with Helicobacter pylori gastritis and can be cured with anti- H pylori therapy alone. The presence of t(11;18)(q21;q21) translocation is thought to predict a lower response rate to anti- H pylori treatment. Ob...

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Main Authors: Karine Sampaio LIMA, Walton ALBUQUERQUE, Vitor Nunes ARANTES, Ana Paula DRUMMOND-LAGE, Luiz Gonzaga Vaz COELHO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2014-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032014000200084&lng=en&tlng=en