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A case of cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (CBCL) is described in which a specific translocation, t(8;14)(q24;q32), was found. As far as we are aware, this is the first report of a cytogenetic abnormality in CBCL.
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Busschots, A.M., Geerts, ML., Mecucci, C., Stul, M., Cassiman, JJ., Van den Berghe, H. (1994). Chromosome Abnormalities in Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphomas. In: Lambert, W.C., Giannotti, B., van Vloten, W.A. (eds) Basic Mechanisms of Physiologic and Aberrant Lymphoproliferation in the Skin. NATO ASI Series, vol 265. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1861-7_34
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