JC and BK virus sequences are not detectable in leukaemic samples from children with common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 898-899

  MacKenzie, J ^a   Perry, J ^a   Ford, A M ^b   Jarrett, R F ^a   Greaves, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; BK virus; JC virus; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JC VIRUS; LEUKEMIA CELL; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; VIRUS GENOME;

BK VIRUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JC VIRUS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032743942     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690783     Document Type: Article

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