Chromosomal translocations are common in natural killer-cell lymphoma/leukemia as shown by spectral karyotyping

Human Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 771-774

  Wong, Nathalie ^a,b   Wong, Kit Fai ^a,b   Chan, John K C ^a,b   Johnson, Philip J ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

NK cell lymphoma leukemia; Spectral karyotyping; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL;

EID: 0033921596     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2000.7625     Document Type: Article

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