In conclusion, clonal bcl-2/IgH rearrangements are indeed a very frequent observation in healthy individuals, and appear to be independent of age and gender in regard to presence and frequency.     ///    Frequency of the Bcl-2/IgH rearrangement in normal individuals: implications for the monitoring of disease in patients with follicular lymphoma.     ///    "The bcl-2/IgH rearrangement in a population of 204 healthy individuals: occurrence, age and gender distribution, breakpoints, and detection method validity.. "    ///    " This study assessed prevalence, frequency, age and gender distribution and breakpoint locations, and detection method validity for the bcl-2/IgH rearrangement in 204 healthy individuals. "