Robertsonian translocation as an acquired karyotypic abnormality in leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 213-215

  Ma, S K ^b   Chow, E Y D ^a   Wan, T S K ^b   Chan, L C ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acquired Robertsonian translocation; Cytogenetics; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

BCR ABL PROTEIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MALE; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030793474     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1702992.x     Document Type: Article

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