Table 2.

Comparison of Conventional PCR versus Fluorogenic PCR in the Detection of t(14;18) (q32;q21)

Diagnosis	No. of cases	Conventional PCR		Fluorogenic PCR
		bcl-2 mbr positive	bcl-2 mcr positive	bcl-2 mbr positive	bcl-2 mcr positive
Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia	2	0	0	0	0
Other nonneoplastic proliferations	13	0	0	0	0
Follicular lymphomas
Large cell	8	4	2	4	2
Mixed cell	7	4	1	3	1
Small cleaved cell	9	6	1	6	1
Other lymphomas
Small lymphocytic	4	0	0	0	0
Diffuse large cell	8	6	1	6	1
Diffuse mixed cell*	1	0	0	0	0
Unclassified B cell	1	0	0	0	0

*Follicle center cell type.