Rearrangement of one RAR-α gene in an acute promyelocytic leukemia case with t(15;17) and t(6;17) involving chromosomes 17 band q21

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-175

  Arranz, E ^a   Lopez J L ^b   Robledo, M ^a   Martinez B ^a   Escudero, A ^b   Benitez J ^a  

^a Fund Jimenéz Díaz ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RUBER INTERNACIONAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 15; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 17; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 6; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0342561556     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(95)00290-1     Document Type: Article

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