Isochromosomes in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: i(21q) is a significant finding

Genes Chromosomes and Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-30

  Martineau, Mary ^a   Clark, Roslyn ^a   Farrell, Dianna M ^a   Hawkins, Jacqueline M ^a   Moorman, Anthony V ^a   Secker Walker, Lorna M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 21Q; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOCHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPE; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; ISOCHROMOSOMES; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 0029794047     PISSN: 10452257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2264(199609)17:1<21::AID-GCC4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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