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Mycosis fungoides causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Development of cutaneous T cell lymphoma is the result of multiple genetic mutations.
Causes
Causes
- The cause of mycosis fungoides has not been identified. However, there are certain risk factors that predisposes to risk of mycosis fungoides.
- For more information on risk factors, click here.
- Development of cutaneous T cell lymphoma is the result of multiple genetic mutations.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
References
- ↑ Shin, J.; Monti, S.; Aires, D. J.; Duvic, M.; Golub, T.; Jones, D. A.; Kupper, T. S. (2007). “Lesional gene expression profiling in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma reveals natural clusters associated with disease outcome”. Blood. 110 (8): 3015–3027. doi:10.1182/blood-2006-12-061507. ISSN 0006-4971.
- ↑ Wong, Henry K.; Mishra, Anjali; Hake, Timothy; Porcu, Pierluigi (2011). “Evolving Insights in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome)”. British Journal of Haematology. 155 (2): 150–166. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08852.x. ISSN 0007-1048.
- ↑ Wilcox, Ryan A. (2011). “Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: 2011 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management”. American Journal of Hematology. 86 (11): 928–948. doi:10.1002/ajh.22139. ISSN 0361-8609.
- ↑ Whittaker, Sean (2006). “Biological Insights into the Pathogenesis of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas (CTCL)”. Seminars in Oncology. 33: 3–6. doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2005.12.015. ISSN 0093-7754.
- ↑ Henry K. Wong (2013). “Novel biomarkers, dysregulated epigenetics, and therapy in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma”. Discovery medicine. 16 (87): 71–78. PMID 23998443. Unknown parameter
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