In conclusion, current data support the concept that production of IgH gene rearrangements is not associated with Bcl-2/IgH chromosomal translocation in hepatic compartment.     ///    We failed to demonstrate specific Bcl-2/IgH amplicons either in liver tissue or in PBMCs in all patients of the current series.     ///    "Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification assays for Bcl-2/IgH rearrangement were performed on nucleic acids extracted from portal tract inflammatory infiltrates, isolated with laser capture microdissection (LCM), from liver biopsy sections of 16 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients with and without extrahepatic B cell-related disorders. "