Is Hodgkin's Disease a T-Cell Neoplasia?
To the Editor: In their efforts to relate the cause of minimal-change nephropathy to underlying defects in T-lymphocyte function, Feehally et al. (Feb. 16 issue)* referred to Hodgkin's disease as a T-cell neoplasia. Although it is true that a majority of the cells in an affected lymph node are...
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| Published in | The New England journal of medicine Vol. 311; no. 5; p. 332 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Massachusetts Medical Society
02.08.1984
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| Summary: | To the Editor:
In their efforts to relate the cause of minimal-change nephropathy to underlying defects in T-lymphocyte function, Feehally et al. (Feb. 16 issue)* referred to Hodgkin's disease as a T-cell neoplasia. Although it is true that a majority of the cells in an affected lymph node are T cells, there is no conclusive evidence that the neoplastic cell of origin in Hodgkin's disease is a T cell.
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| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJM198408023110518 |