The genetic characterization of acute promyelocytic leukemia with cryptic t(15;17) including a new recurrent additional cytogenetic abnormality i(17)(q10)

Leukemia

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 881-883

  Kim, M ^a   Lim, J ^a   Kim, Y ^a   Han, K ^a   Lee, D H ^a   Chung, N G ^a   Cho, B ^a   Kim, H K ^a   Eom, K S ^a   Min, C K ^a   Min, W S ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTILEUKEMIC AGENT; PROTEIN P53; RETINOIC ACID;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 15; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 17; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA PROBE; DRUG RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLOW UP; FUSION GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOSS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LETTER; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 42349096471     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: 14765551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404989     Document Type: Letter

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