Paucity of TEL-AML 1 Translocation, by Multiplex RT-PCR, in B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in Indian Patients

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 80-82

  Sazawal, S ^a   Bhatia, K ^b   Gutierrez, M I ^b   Saxena, Renu ^a,d   Arya, L S ^a   Bhargava, M ^c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^d INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; E2A PBX1; Fusion transcripts; mBCR ABL; MLL AF4; Multiplex RT PCR; TEL AML1

Indexed keywords

BCR ABL PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 1; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 12; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 4; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 9; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUSION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 2 SUBUNIT; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, ACUTE; MALE; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 2342558047     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20000     Document Type: Article

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