A multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction strategy for the diagnostic molecular screening of chimeric genes: A clinical evaluation on 170 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Haematologica

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-279

  Elia, Loredana ^a   Mancini, Marco ^a   Moleti, Luisa ^a   Meloni, Giovanna ^a   Buffolino, Sonia ^a   Krampera, Mauro ^b   De Rossi, Giulio ^c   Foà, Robin ^a   Cimino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Policlinico Universitario gB Rossi   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Molecular diagnostic screening; Monitoring of minimal residual disease; Multicenter studies

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHIMERA; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NUP98 GENE; PATIENT MONITORING; RAP1GDS1 GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ONCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; CHILD; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037344842     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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