High expression but no internal tandem duplication of FLT3 in normal hematopoietic cells

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-441

  Ishii, Eiichi ^a   Zaitsu, Masafumi ^b   Ihara, Kenji ^c   Hara, Toshiro ^c   Miyazaki, Sumio ^b  

^a HAMANOMACHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FLT3; Hematopoietic cells; Internal duplication; Mature blood

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BONE MARROW CELLS; FETAL BLOOD; FMS-LIKE TYROSINE KINASE 3; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032843305     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/088800199276994     Document Type: Article

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