Complex chromosome translocations of standard t(8;21) and t(15;17) arise from a two-step mechanism as evidenced by fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-45

  Calabrese, G ^a   Min, T ^e   Stuppia, L ^b   Powles, R ^e   Swansbury, J G ^e   Morizio, E ^a   Peila, R ^b   Donti, E ^d   Fioritoni, G ^c   Palka, Giandomenico ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Ist Citomorfologia Um Normale P   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile di Pescara   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 15; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 8; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOGENETICS; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030273024     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(96)00096-9     Document Type: Article

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