The common TEL/AML1 rearrangement does not represent a frequent event in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia occurring in children with Down syndrome

Leukemia

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 820-821

  Lanza, C ^a,b,d   Volpe, G ^b   Basso, G ^a   Gottardi, E ^b   Perfetto, F ^a,b   Cilli, V ^b   Spinelli, M ^c   Ricotti, E ^a   Guerrasio, A ^a   Madon, E ^a   Saglio, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Lab Med/Oncol Molec Osp SLG   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALL; AML1; Down; Pathogenesis; PCR; TEL

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME 21; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 16944363891     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400651     Document Type: Article

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