Telomeres and telomerase in leukaemia and lymphoma

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-47

  Davison, Glenda Mary ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; B CELL LEUKEMIA; B CELL LYMPHOMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MYCOSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TELOMERE;

CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 35348871061     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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