B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2

BCL2 expression in a follicular lymphoma.

Normal BCL2 staining in a lymph node.

B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2, officially it is abbreviated BCL2, in an oncogene that was described in the context of CLL. It is expressed in other small cell lymphomas.

Commonly used abbreviations include bcl-2 and BCL-2.

See also

• Lymphoma.
• Reactive follicular hyperplasia.
• Immunohistochemistry.
• BCL6.