Myelodysplastic syndromes in children. A critical review of the clinical manifestations and management

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 212-222

  Novitzky, Nicolas ^a,c   Prindull, Gregor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Constitutional disorders; Down's syndrome; Monosomy of chromosome 7; Pre leukemia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; STEROID;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MONOSOMY 7; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; PRELEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES;

EID: 0034060941     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(200004)63:4<212::AID-AJH9>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Review

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