Cytogenetic analysis of 298 newly diagnosed cases of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Tunisia

Hematological Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-97

  Gmidène, Abir ^a   Sennana, Hlima ^a   Elghezal, Hatem ^a   Ziraoui, Sihem ^a   Ben Youssef, Yosra ^a   Elloumi, Moez ^b   Issaoui, Lamia ^c   Harrabi, Imed ^a   Raynaud, Sophie ^d   Saad, Ali ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c Hopital Aziza Othmana   (Tunisia)

^d PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Cytogenetic analysis; FISH; Prognosis; t(12; 21); t(9; 22)

Indexed keywords

BCR ABL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TEL AML1 FUSION PROTEIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME 19P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME 8Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLONAL VARIATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERDIPLOIDY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUNISIA;

EID: 46749088357     PISSN: 02780232     EISSN: 10991069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hon.840     Document Type: Article

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