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Follicular lymphomas: two early molecular events at their origin
An Inserm team at the Marseille-Luminy Immunology Center has identified the earliest mutations involved in the development of follicular lymphoma, a rare blood cancer. In about a third of patients, the researchers have identified two genetic alterations that drive the cells into a pathological state, almost ten years before the onset of symptoms. This meticulous work is leading to a better understanding of this hematological cancer, and opens the way to new therapeutic avenues to intervene early and avoid relapse in a large number of cases.
