Impact of genotype on survival of children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated according to the French protocol FRALLE-93: The effect of TLX3/HOX11L2 gene expression on outcome

Haematologica

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1658-1665

  Ballerini, Paola ^a,c   Landman Parker, Judith ^b,c   Cayuela, Jean Michel ^d   Asnafi, Vahid ^e   Labopin, Myriam ^c,f   Gandemer, Virginie ^g   Perel, Yves ^h   Michel, Gérard ⁱ   Leblanc, Thierry ^d   Schmitt, Claudine ^j   Fasola, Sylvie ^b   Hagemejier, Anne ^k   Sigaux, François ^d   Auclerc, Marie Françoise ^d   Douay, Luc ^a,c   Leverger, Guy ^b,c   Baruchel, André ^d  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^f HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^g SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^h HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

ⁱ TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^j HÔPITAL D ENFANTS   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Childhood T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; NUP214 ABL1; Outcome; SIL TAL1; TLX3 HOX11L2

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HOX11L2 GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TLX3 GENE;

EID: 55549094418     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.13291     Document Type: Article

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