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Lymphoma, AIDS-related
Lymphoid tumors that appear in people with AIDS, presumably due to immune- system impairment. Treatment is like that of other lymphomas , but must take impaired natural immunity into account
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- In situ hybridization, fluorescent An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
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