The BCL-6 proto-oncogene controls germinal-centre formation and Th2-type inflammation

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Germinal centerBiologyLymphomaAffinity maturationB cellOncogeneCell biologyRepressorCancer researchImmunologyCellAntibodyGeneCell cycleGene expressionGenetics

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Year: 1997
Type: article
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 161-170
Citations: 815
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                                    Bihui H. Ye, 
                                
                                    Giorgio Cattoretti, 
                                
                                    Qiong Shen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1997). 
                            The BCL-6 proto-oncogene controls germinal-centre formation and Th2-type inflammation. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 16
                            (2)
                            , 161-170.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0697-161
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng0697-161