Polymorphisms in the DNA ligase IV gene might influence the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children [19]

Leukemia

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2226-2227

  Andreae, J ^a   Varon, R ^a   Sperling, K ^a   Seeger, K ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE IV; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETV6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CANCER RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LETTER; LEUKEMIA CELL; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; T CELL LEUKEMIA; WILD TYPE;

EID: 34548786154     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: 14765551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404783     Document Type: Letter

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