Lack of clonal BCRA2 gene deletion on chromosome 13 in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 844-847

  Panayiotidis, Panos ^a   Ganeshaguru, K ^a   Rowntree, Clare ^a   Jabbar, Shireen A B ^a,b   Hoffbrand, Victor A ^a   Foroni, Letizia ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13q12; 13q14; Chromosomal abnormality; CLL; Clonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0030769460     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1322949.x     Document Type: Article

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