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DHL

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002404

A rare, aggressive (fast-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma caused by changes in the DNA that affect a gene called the MYC gene and either the BCL2 gene or the BCL6 gene. DHL may be hard to treat and has a poor prognosis. It is a type of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Also called double-hit lymphoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002404
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsdouble-hit lymphoma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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