Cytogenetics adds independent prognostic information in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on MRC trial UKALL XA

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 601-610

  Secker Walker, L M ^a   Prentice, H G ^a   Durrant, J ^b   Richards, S ^c,d   Hall, E ^c   Harrison, G ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c CLINICAL TRIAL SERVICE UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Adults; Chromosome 12p; Cytogenetics; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 12P; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 19; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLOIDIES; PROGNOSIS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031034526     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-2053.x     Document Type: Article

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