Comparison of fluorescent consensus IgH PCR and allele-specific oligonucleotide probing in the detection of minimal residual disease in childhood ALL

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 457-459

  Owen, R G ^a   Goulden, N J ^b   Oakhill, A ^b   Shiach, C ^a   Evans, P A ^a   Potter, M N ^b   Morgan, G J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; minimal residual disease; PCR

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CANCER REGRESSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030917947     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.512699.x     Document Type: Article

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