A new c-kit mutation in a case of aggressive mast cell disease

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 374-376

  Pignon, Jean Michel ^a   Giraudier, Stéphane ^a   Duquesnoy, Philippe ^a   Jouault, Hélène ^a   Imbert, Michèle ^a   Vainchenker, William ^b   Vernant, Jean Paul ^a   Tulliez, Michel ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

c kit receptor; mastocytosis; mutation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MASTOCYTOSIS; ONCOGENE C KIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031039992     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-2042.x     Document Type: Article

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