Lack of correlation between ABL-BCR expression and response to interferon-α in chronic myeloid leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 684-686

  Melo, Junia V ^a   Hochhaus, Andreas ^a   Yan, Xiu Hua ^a   Goldman, John M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABL BCR; CML; Interferon

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2C INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

CHIMERA; FUSION PROTEINS, BCR-ABL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, ABL; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029931890     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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