Telomerase activity is not a prognostic factor in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 707-711

  Verstovsek, Srdan ^a   Giles, Francis J ^a   O'Brien, Susan ^a   Faderl, Stefan ^a   Kantarjian, Hagop M ^a   Keating, Michael J ^a   Albitar, Maher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CLL; PCR; polymerase chain reaction; Prognosis; Survival; TA; Telomerase activity; telomerase activity; telomeric repeat amplification protocol; TRAP

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW CULTURE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; BONE MARROW CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; TELOMERASE;

EID: 2442467905     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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