Association of familial leukemia with HLA Cw3: Is it real?

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 309-311

  Kuruvilla, J ^a   Gupta, V ^a   Gill, K S ^b   Lipton, J H ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Genetic susceptibility; Human leukocyte antigens; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ASPARAGINASE; BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HLA C ANTIGEN; HYDROXYUREA; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HAPLOTYPE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0037299485     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042819021000035707     Document Type: Article

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