Chromosome aberrations in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Reassessment based on molecular cytogenetic analysis

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 266-281

  Döhner, Hartmut ^a,c   Stilgenbauer, Stephan ^a   Döhner, Konstanze ^a   Bentz, Martin ^a   Lichter, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

11q22 q23; B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Comparative genomic hybridization; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; TP53

Indexed keywords

B CELL LYMPHOMA; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CYTOGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRISOMY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0033050007     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050350     Document Type: Review

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