A case of mature B-cell ALL with coexistence of t(1;19) and t(14;18) and expression of the E2A/PBX1 fusion gene

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 133-135

  Rowe, David ^a   Devaraj, Prema E ^b   Irving, Julie A E ^c   Hogarth, Linda ^a   Hall, Andrew G ^a   Turner, Gillian E ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Cytogenetics; E2A PBX1; t(14; 18); t(1; 19)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 1; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 14; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030036638     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1754.x     Document Type: Article

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