The t(6;11)(q27;q23) translocation in acute leukemia: A laboratory and clinical study of 30 cases

Leukemia

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 788-791

  Martineau, M ^a   Berger, R ^b   Lillington, D M ^c   Moorman, A V ^a   Seeker Walker, L M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11q23; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Acute myeloid leukemia; t(6; 11)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL LINEAGE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 6; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0031919885     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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