Low plasma stem cell factor levels correlate with in vitro leukemic growth in myelodysplastic syndromes

Leukemia Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-275

  Cortelezzi, Agostino ^a   Cattaneo, Chiara ^a   Cristiani, Silvia ^a   Sarina, Barbara ^a   Pomati, Mauro ^a   Silvestris, Ilaria ^a   Ibatici, Adalberto ^a   Teresa Maiolo, Anna ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

c kit; Clonogenic assay; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL FATE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CLONOGENESIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT GM; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; STEM CELL FACTOR;

EID: 0032913708     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(98)00175-1     Document Type: Article

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