A case of refractory anemia with 17p- syndrome following azathioprine treatment for heart transplantation [4]

Leukemia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 878-

  Depil, S ^a   Lepelley, P ^a   Soenen, V ^a   Preudhomme, C ^a   Lai, J L ^a   Broly, F ^a   Quesnel, B ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AZATHIOPRINE; DEFEROXAMINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 7P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DYSERYTHROPOIESIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KARYOTYPING; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 16544375859     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403305     Document Type: Letter

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