Mutation analysis of the HOX paralogous 4-13 genes in children with acute lymphoid malignancies: Identification of a novel germline mutation of HOXD4 leading to a partial loss-of-function

Human Mutation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 384-395

  Van Scherpenzeel Thim, Virginie ^a   Remacle, Sophie ^a   Picard, Jacques ^a   Cornu, Guy ^b   Gofflot, Françoise ^a,d   Rezsohazy, René ^a   Verellen Dumoulin, Christine ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c Center for Human Genetics   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUT CLINIQUE DE LA SOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

ALL; Childhood acute lymphoid malignancy; HOX; HOXD4; Leukemia; NHL; Non Hodgkin lymphoma

Indexed keywords

HOX PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; VALINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOUSE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WILD TYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 17144412585     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/humu.20155     Document Type: Article

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