Amplification of band q22 of chromosome 21, including AML1, in older children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An emerging molecular cytogenetic subgroup [8]

Leukemia

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1679-1682

  Soulier, J ^a   Trakhtenbrot, L ^b   Najfeld, V ^c   Lipton, J M ^c   Mathew, S ^d   Avet Loiseau, H ^e   De Braekeleer, M ^f   Salem, S ^g   Baruchel, A ^a   Raimondi, S C ^h  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^h St Jude Children's Research Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD22 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 21Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BAND; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

EID: 0042527658     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403000     Document Type: Letter

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