Molecular analysis of t(11;19) breakpoints in childhood acute leukemias

Blood

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4804-4808

  Rubnitz, Jeffrey E ^b   Behm, Frederick G ^a   Curcio Brint, Anita M ^b   Pinheiro, Vitoria R P ^b   Carroll, Andrew J ^b   Raimondi, Susana C ^b   Shurtleff, Sheila A ^b   Downing, James R ^b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 11; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 19; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030003918     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v87.11.4804.bloodjournal87114804     Document Type: Article

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