Mutations of the BCR-ABL-kinase domain occur in a minority of patients with stable complete cytogenetic response to imatinib

Leukemia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 489-493

  Sherbenou, D W ^a   Wong, M J ^a   Humayun, A ^a   McGreevey, L S ^a   Harrell, P ^a   Yang, R ^b   Mauro, M ^a   Heinrich, M C ^a   Press, R D ^b   Druker, B J ^a   Deininger, M W ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCR ABL PROTEIN; IMATINIB;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FOLLOW UP; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

EID: 33847191776     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: 14765551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404554     Document Type: Article

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