HLA-B67 may be a male-specific HLA marker of susceptibility to relapsed childhood ALL in Hong Kong Chinese and HLA-A33 or HLA-B17 signifies a higher presentation leukocytosis: A retrospective analysis on 53 transplant candidates (1989-2003)

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 535-541

  Ng, Margaret H L ^a   Lau, K M ^a   Hawkins, B R ^b   Chik, K W ^c   Chan, Natalie P H ^c   Wong, W S ^a   Tsang, K S ^a   Shing, Matthew M K ^c   Li, C K ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; HLA; HongKong Chinese; Transplant candidates

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA A11 ANTIGEN; HLA A29 ANTIGEN; HLA A32 ANTIGEN; HLA A33 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA B17 ANTIGEN; HLA B22 ANTIGEN; HLA B67 ANTIGEN; HLA B7 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 33747857707     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-006-0118-0     Document Type: Article

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