Two cases of inv(8)(p11q13) in AML with erythrophagocytosis: A new cytogenetic variant

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 561-563

  Coulthard, Stephanie ^a   Chase, Andrew ^a   Orchard, Kim ^b   Watmore, Ann ^c   Vora, Ajay ^d   Goldman, John M ^a   Swirsky, David M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Human Genetics   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukaemia; Cytogenetic variant; Erythrophagocytosis; M4 M5 subtypes; t(8; 16)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 8P; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 8; CYTOGENETICS; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031811538     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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