Hodgkin’s lymphoma (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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In Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a point mutation plays a decisive role in transforming healthy B cells into tumor cells. Hodgkin’s tumor cells (IRF4 stained in brown) are very large and bear on their surface the identifying markers of many other immune cells.

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Prof. Anagnostopoulos, Würzburg

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