Hypermethylation of calcitonin gene in adult acute leukemia at diagnosis and during complete remission

Hematology and Cell Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-26

  Thomas, X ^a   Teillon, M H ^a   Belhabri, A ^a   Rimokh, R ^a,b   Fiere, D ^a   Magaud, J P ^a,b   Archimbaud, E ^a,b  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene; DNA; Leukemia; Methylation; PCR

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032988971     PISSN: 12693286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00282-999-0019-5     Document Type: Article

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