Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction is a reliable assay for detecting leukemic colonies generated by chronic myelogenous leukemia cells

Leukemia

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 434-440

  Savoldo, B ^a   Sammarelli, G ^a   Dotti, G ^b   Garau, D ^a   Regazzi, E ^a   Cilloni, D ^a   Tabilio, A ^c   Rizzoli, V ^a   Carlo Stella, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous stem cell transplantation; BCR ABL; Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Philadelphia chromosome; RT PCR; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BCR ABL PROTEIN; CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL TYPE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMATION; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL;

EID: 0031909581     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400942     Document Type: Article

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