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Immunologic characterization of human lymphocytes has become an important aspect of studies of the pathogenesis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas and leukemias. It is at present obvious that most cases of lymphoid malignancies derive from B-cells and T-cells. B-cell lymphomas and leukemias have proved to be much more common than those of T-cell origin. The T-cell malignancies include the following: lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia, T immunoblastic sarcoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, T-zone lymphoma, peripheral T-cell lymphoma, Sézary syndrome, and mycosis fungoides. It has been confirmed that the ratio of T-cell lymphomas and leukemias to B-cell neoplasms in Japan is markedly higher than in the United States and other Western countries. It is noteworthy that the birthplaces of patients with T-cell malignancies center markedly in the Kyushu district, a southern island of Japan; malignancies generally occur in adults.
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Shamoto, M. (1984). Ultrastructure of Adult T-Cell Leukemia in Japan. In: Polliack, A. (eds) Human Leukemias. Developments in Oncology Series, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2823-0_16
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