Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Lack of a viral etiology

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 16-20

  McClain, Kenneth ^a   Jin, Hong ^a   Gresik, Vicky ^a   Favara, Blaise ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

etiology; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGERHANS CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; GENES, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0028026626     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.2830470104     Document Type: Article

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