A case of acute eosinophilic granulocytic leukemia with PML-RAR alpha fusion gene expression and response to all-trans retinoic acid

Leukemia

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 609-611

  Yu, R Q ^a   Huang, W ^b   Chen, S J ^b   Jiang, S D ^a   Chen, Z ^b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Institute of Hematology   (China)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic; Leukemia; PML RAR alpha; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GENETICS; CASE REPORT; CYTOGENETICS; EOSINOPHILIC LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA;

EID: 0030898007     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400600     Document Type: Article

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