B-cell precursor t(8;14)(q11;q32)-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children is strongly associated with Down syndrome or with a concomitant Philadelphia chromosome

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Lundin, Catarina ^a   Heldrup, Jesper ^a   Ahlgren, Tomas ^a   Olofsson, Tor ^a   Johansson, Bertil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Down syndrome; Philadelphia chromosome; t(8; 14)(q11; q32)

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 6; CD123 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 57649219316     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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