Table 3

PCR EBV detection in bone marrow of NHL patients according to infiltration status in RISH- and PCR -positive and negative cases
Patient N°
 Morphology BM
 Clonality* BM
 EBER-ISH Tumour
 EBV-PCR Tumour
 EBV-PCR BM
19
 Infiltrated
 +
 +
 +
 +
28
 Infiltrated
 -†
 N
 N
 N
34
 Not Infiltrated
 N
 N
 N
 N
36
 Not Infiltrated
 N
 +
 +
 N
37
 Not Infiltrated
 +
 +
 +
 +
38
 Not Infiltrated
 N
 +
 +
 N
42
 Not Infiltrated
 N
 +
 +
 N
43
 Not Infiltrated
 N
 ND
 N
 N
44
 Not Infiltrated
 N
 ND
 N
 N

* Monoclonal markers were identified by FR3/JH and FR2/JH amplifications, sensitivity 1–2 × 10-3; † case lacking clonal marker; BM, bone marrow; N, negative; ND, not done.

Hassan et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2006 1:17   doi:10.1186/1746-1596-1-17