Clonal disease of natural killer large granular lymphocytes in Taiwan

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1124-1128

  Chou, Wen Chien ^a   Chiang, I Ping ^a   Tang, Jih Luh ^a   Su, Ih Jen ^b   Huang, Shang Y I ^a   Chen, Yao Chang ^a   Liu, Ming Chi ^a   Lee, Fenn Y U ^a   Wang, Chiu Hwa ^a   Shen, Ming Ching ^a   Chuang, Sou Ming ^a   Tien, Hwei Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; LDGL; Natural killer cell leukaemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMOGENESIS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032426648     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.01109.x     Document Type: Article

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