The rare entity of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Chinese patients: Is it the same disease as in Western patients?

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1841-1842

  Tam, Constantine ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CYTOGENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRISOMY 12; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL;

EID: 55049118421     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190802340218     Document Type: Note

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