Overexpression of the Doppel protein in acute myeloid leukaemias and myelodysplastic syndromes

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 877-884

  Travaglino, Erica ^a   Comincini, Sergio ^a   Benatti, Chiara ^a   Azzalin, Alberto ^a   Nano, Rosanna ^a   Rosti, Vittorio ^a   Ferretti, Luca ^a   Invernizzi, Rosangela ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukaemia; Doppel; Myelodysplastic syndrome; PRND gene expression; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DOPPEL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD34; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIONS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 15944367343     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05386.x     Document Type: Article

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