Analysis of 6q deletion in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 244-247

  Chang, Hong ^a,b   Qi, Xiaoying ^b   Xu, Wei ^b   Reader, Jocelyn C ^c   Ning, Yi ^c  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

6q deletions; FISH; Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; HEMIZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 34547761265     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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