Real-Time PCR analysis of af4 and dek genes expression in acute promyelocytic leukemia t (15; 17) patients

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-282

  Savli, Hakan ^a   Sirma, Sema ^b   Nagy, Balint ^c   Aktan, Melih ^d   Dincol, Guncag ^d   Salcioglu, Zafer ^e   Sarper, Nazan ^d   Ozbek, Ugur ^b  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e SSK Bakirköy Educational Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Af4; APL; Dek; Gene expression; Real Time PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AF4 GENE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 15; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 17; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEK GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 3242789441     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.2004.38     Document Type: Article

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