The evolution of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in a female patient with paternally inherited neurofibromatosis type 1

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-147

  Leung, Elaine W ^a   Vanek, Wilma ^a   Abdelhaleem, Mohamed ^a   Freedman, Melvin H ^a   Dror, Yigal ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Myeloproliferative disorders; Neurofibromatosis type 1

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR;

BONE MARROW; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOMONOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1;

EID: 0037318559     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200302000-00012     Document Type: Article

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