Clonal instability preceding lymphoid blastic transformation of chronic myeloid leukemia

Leukemia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-201

  Spencer, A ^a,c   Vulliamy, T ^b   Kaeda, J ^b   Goldman, J M ^b   Melo, J V ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Mater Misericordiae Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clonal instability; CML; Immunoglobulin gene; Lymphoid blastic transformation; PCR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLAST CELL CRISIS; BLAST TRANSFORMATION; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0031045562     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400543     Document Type: Article

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