A Strategy to Detect Chromosomal Abnormalities in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 294-300

  Pérez Vera, Patricia ^a   Frías, Sara ^a   Carnevale, Alessandra ^a   Betancourt, Miguel ^c   Mújica, Marisa ^a   Rivera Luna, Roberto ^a,b   Ortíz, Rocío ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b Departamento de Hemato Oncologia   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Chromosomal abnormalities; DNA content; Flow cytometry; Fluorescence in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHASE; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; METHODS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PLOIDIES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 17744407920     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200405000-00007     Document Type: Article

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