High-level amplification of the RUNX1 gene in two cases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-174

  García Casado, Zaida ^a   Cervera, José ^a   Verdeguer, Amparo ^a   Tasso, Maria ^b   Valencia, Ana ^a   Pajuelo, Juan C ^a   Mena Duran, Armando V ^a   Barragán, Eva ^a   Blanes, Margarita ^a   Bolufer, Pascual ^a   Sanz, Miguel A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME 21; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOSS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 2 SUBUNIT; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

ALIAS;

EID: 33749179382     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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