Familial B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a population of patients from southern Italy

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-357

  Capalbo, Silvana ^a   Callea, Vincenzo ^b   Musolino, Caterina ^c   Guglielmo, Patrizia ^d   D'Arena, Giovanni ^e,f   Fragasso, Alberto ^g   Battista, Cosima ^a   Giustolisi, Rosario ^d   Brugiatelli, Maura ^b,h   Liso, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e Division of Hematology   (Italy)

^f UO Oncologia Ospedale Oncologico Regionale   (Italy)

^g Presidio Ospedaliero   (Italy)

^h Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Familial B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 2942605693     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.E0304     Document Type: Article

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