Cryptic t(15;17) in a patient with AML M3 and a complex karyotype

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-80

  Göhring, Gudrun ^a   Lange, K ^a   Atta, J ^b   Krauter, J ^a   Holzer D ^b   Schlegelberger, B ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; CYTARABINE; RETINOIC ACID;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME R BAND; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 15; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 17; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTRAL KARYOTYPING; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 34247844439     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2007.01.004     Document Type: Letter

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