Relationship Between t(14; 18) (bcl-2 gene rearrangement) and Bcl-2 Protein Expression
. | t(14; 18) Positive . | t(14; 18) Negative . | Unknown . |
---|---|---|---|
Bcl-2 positive | 7 (5%) | 19 (14%) | 2 |
Bcl-2 negative | 6 (4%)4-150 | 66 (47%) | 14 |
NA | 1 | 19 | 5 |
. | t(14; 18) Positive . | t(14; 18) Negative . | Unknown . |
---|---|---|---|
Bcl-2 positive | 7 (5%) | 19 (14%) | 2 |
Bcl-2 negative | 6 (4%)4-150 | 66 (47%) | 14 |
NA | 1 | 19 | 5 |
Abbreviations: Unknown, DNA failed amplification; NA, not assessable (Bcl-2 staining uninterpretable because of failure to stain control small lymphocytes).
Three of the six cases had 1% to 10% immunopositive large cells and were scored as +1.