Detection of NPM/MLF1 fusion in t(3;5)-positive acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplasia

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 809-813

  Arber, Daniel A ^a   Chang, Karen L ^b   Lyda, Mark H ^b   Bedell, Victoria ^b   Spielberger, Ricardo ^b   Slovak, Marilyn L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Cytogenetics; MLF1; Myelodysplasia; NPM

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GENE PRODUCT; HYBRID PROTEIN; MYELOID LEUKEMIA FACTOR 1; NUCLEOPHOSMIN; RIBOPHORIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUSION GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYELODYSPLASIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0042388258     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(03)00251-X     Document Type: Article

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