Detection of hyperdiploid karyotypes (> 50 chromosomes) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

Leukemia

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 427-433

  Ritterbach, J ^a   Hiddemann, W ^b   Beck, J D ^c   Schrappe, M ^d   Janka Schaub, G ^e   Ludwig, W D ^f   Harbott, J ^a   Lampert, F ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^f HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood ALL; Cytogenetics; FISH; Hyperdiploidy > 50

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER MORTALITY; CELL CLONE; CENTROMERE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PROBE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERDIPLOIDY; KARYOTYPE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031885091     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400930     Document Type: Article

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