Adenovirus DNA is detected at increased frequency in Guthrie cards from children who develop acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 992-994

  Gustafsson, B ^a   Huang, W ^b   Bogdanovic, G ^a   Gauffin, F ^a   Nordgren, A ^a   Talekar, G ^b   Ornelles, D A ^c   Gooding, L R ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; ALL; Guthrie cards; Human; Prenatal infection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1;

EID: 34948849733     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603983     Document Type: Article

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