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01.02.2013 | Case Report
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma in a HIV-1 infected patient: evidence favouring a pathogenetic role of HIV-1 itself in the lymphomagenesis
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M. Cagliuso, V. Conti, S. Trasarti, L. Lombardi, M. Riminucci, M. Perez, O. Turriziani, F. Falasca, M. Nanni, A. Tafuri, I. Mezzaroma
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Infection
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Ausgabe 1/2013
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Abstract
A rare case of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infected patient is described. As an association between SMZL and viral infections has been reported, the presence of the hepatitis C virus and HIV-1 genomes was evaluated. Only HIV-1 DNA levels were detected in enriched splenic B lymphocytes, suggesting a HIV-1 involvement in lymphomagenesis.