About The Medical Condition Mantle-Cell Lymphoma

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Mantle-Cell Lymphoma

Mantle-Cell Lymphoma Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Mantle-Cell Lymphoma Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Mantle-Cell Lymphoma?

A rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma having a usually diffuse pattern with both small and medium lymphocytes and small cleaved cells. It accounts for about 5% of adult non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the United States and Europe. The majority of mantle-cell lymphomas are associated with a t(11;14) translocation resulting in overexpression of the cyclin D1 gene (GENES, BCL-1).

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