Molecular tracking of leukemogenesis in a triplet pregnancy

Blood

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 478-482

  Maia, Ana Teresa ^a,b,c,d   Ford, Anthony M ^a,b,c,d   Reza Jalali, G ^a,b,c,d   Harrison, Christine J ^a,b,c,d   Malcolm Taylor, G ^a,b,c,d   Eden, Osborn B ^a,b,c,d   Greaves, Mel F ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c St Mary's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HYBRID PROTEIN; TEL AML1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA CELL; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035880244     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.V98.2.478     Document Type: Article

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