Quantification of PML-RARα transcripts in acute promyelocytic leukaemia: Explanation for the lack of sensitivity of RT-PCR for the detection of minimal residual disease and induction of the leukaemia-specific mRNA by alpha interferon

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-101

  Seale, James R C ^a   Varma, Subhash ^b   Swirsky, David M ^b   Pandolfi, Pier Paolo ^b   Goldman, John M ^b   Cross, Nicholas C P ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

acute promyelocytic leukaemia; alpha interferon; gamma interferon; minimal residual disease; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029817444     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1881.x     Document Type: Article

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