Characteristics of TEL/AML-1 positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Hungarian children

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-411

  Pajor, László ^a   Lacza, Ágnes ^a   Jáksó, Pál ^a   Kajtár, Béla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia; FISH, ploidy; TEL AML1

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME 21Q; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 12; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 21; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 2 SUBUNIT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; PLOIDIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034798902     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.1220     Document Type: Short Survey

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5. TEL/AML1 fusion resulting from a cryptic t(12;21) is the most common genetic lesion in pediatric ALL and defines a subgroup of patients with an excellent prognosis
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