A new variant translocation in acute promyelocytic leukaemia: Molecular characterization and clinical correlation

Leukemia

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 735-740

  Wells, R A ^a,b   Hummel, J L ^b   De Koven, A ^b   Zipursky, A ^c   Kirby, M ^d   Dube I ^b   Kamel Reid, S ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukaemia; Acute promyelocytic leukaemia; Retinoic acid receptors; Translocations

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; GENE FUSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRON; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0029924195     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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