Adult onset of acute myeloid leukaemia (M6) in patients with Shwachman- Diamond syndrome

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-173

  Dokal, Inderjeet ^a   Rule, Simon ^b   Chen, Fred ^a   Potter, Mike ^c   Goldman, John ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inherited bone marrow failure syndrome; Leukaemia; Shwachman Diamond syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHWACHMAN SYNDROME;

EID: 0030729911     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3673181.x     Document Type: Article

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