Southern blot (SB) analysis of Ig/TCR genes in cases with a clear histopathological diagnosis (n = 100)
| Histopathological diagnosis | No. of samples | SB analysis of Ig/TCR genes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Cases are discussed in more detail in table 2 | |||
| Ig, immunoglobulin; TCR, T cell receptor. | |||
| Haematopoietic | |||
| Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLCL) | 18 | Clonal (Ig) | 17 |
| Non-clonal | 1* | ||
| Follicular lymphoma (FL) | 16 | Clonal (Ig) | 15 |
| Non-clonal | 1* | ||
| Lymphocytic lymphoma (LL) | 17 | Clonal (Ig) | 17 |
| Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) | 7 | Clonal (Ig) | 7 |
| MALT lymphoma | 1 | Clonal (Ig) | 1 |
| Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) | 1 | Clonal (Ig) | 1 |
| Plasmacytoma (PC) | 1 | Clonal (Ig) | 1 |
| T cell lymphoma (T-NHL) | 1 | Clonal (TCR) | 1 |
| Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) | 3 | Clonal (TCR) | 1 |
| Non-clonal | 2 | ||
| Hodgkin's disease (HD) | 4 | Non-clonal | 4 |
| Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) | 2 | Clonal (Ig) | 1 |
| Clonal (Ig+TCR) | 1 | ||
| Non-haematopoietic | |||
| Kaposi's sarcoma | 1 | Non-clonal | 1 |
| Seminoma | 1 | Non-clonal | 1 |
| Reactive lymphoproliferations | 27 | Non-clonal | 27 |