Variant philadelphia translocation t(9;17)(q34.2-3;q21.3) with colocalization of the BCR and ABL genes on chromosome 9 in chronic myeloid leukemia

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-89

  Zhang, Yanming ^a   Weber Matthiesen, Klaus ^a   Schoch, Robert ^a   Schlegelberger, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 9; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; LETTER; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; ONCOGENE; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; FEMALE; GENES, ABL; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC-PHASE; PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031182230     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(96)00278-6     Document Type: Letter

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