Adenovirus detection in Guthrie cards from paediatric leukaemia cases and controls

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1668-1672

  Vasconcelos, G M ^a,b   Kang, M ^a   Pombo De Oliveira, M S ^b   Schiffman, J D ^c   Lorey, F ^d   Buffler, P ^e   Wiemels, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Childhood leukaemia; Guthrie card; Prenatal infection; Viral aetiology

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GUTHRIE CARD; HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 55949097905     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604714     Document Type: Article

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