Detection of BCR-ABL transcripts in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Indian patients

Leukemia Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-80

  Gurbuxani, Sandeep ^a,b   Lacorte, Jean Marc ^c   Raina, Vinod ^a   Arya, Laxman Singh ^a   Pepin, Dominique ^c   Sazawal, Sudha ^a   Marie, Jean Pierre ^b   Bhargava, Manorama ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Form Associe de Rech Claude B   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

ALL; BCR ABL; Indian ALL; Lymphoid malignancies; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031980512     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(97)87415-2     Document Type: Article

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