Stem cell factor receptor (c-kit, CD117) is expressed on blast cells from most immature types of acute myeloid malignancies but is also a characteristic of a subset of acute promyelocytic leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 562-564

  Di Noto, R ^a   Lo Pardo, C ^b   Schiavone, E M ^b   Manzo, C ^a   Vacca, C ^b   Ferrara, F ^b   Del Vecchio, L ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia; All trans retinoic acid; c kit proto oncogene; Stem cell factor receptor

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLAST CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE C KIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029873386     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.395932.x     Document Type: Article

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