NRAS mutations are rare in acute myeloid leukaemias with t(8;21) or inv(16)

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 68-71

  Panagopoulos, I ^a   Aman P ^a   Johansson, B ^a   Malm, C ^b   Lenhoff, S ^a   Billstrom R ^a   Mitelman, F ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

+8; Acute myeloid leukaemia; Direct sequence; inv(16); Mutation; NRAS; PCR; t(8; 21)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 8; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE N RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029926245     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1996.tb00297.x     Document Type: Article

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