Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with ider(21)(q10)t(12;21)(p12;q22): A new recurrent abnormality showing ETV6/CBFA2 fusion

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 216-218

  Andreasson, Patrik ^a   Johansson, Bertil ^a   Strömbeck, Bodil ^a   Donner, Mikael ^a   Mitelman, Felix ^a   Höglund, Mattias ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood ALL; Cytogenetics; ETV6 CBFA2; FISH

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030748538     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1652982.x     Document Type: Article

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