Very early onset of an acute myeloid leukemia in an adult patient with B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-113

  Shivarov, V ^a   Stoimenov, A ^a   Galabova, I ^a   Balatzenko, G ^a   Guenova, M ^a  

^a National Center of Haematology and Transfusiology   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Acute B lymphoblastic leukemia; Acute myeloid leukemia; Adult acute leukemia; Lineage switch

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CD15 ANTIGEN; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD22 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD64 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIRUBICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BLAST CELL; BONE MARROW CELL; CASE REPORT; CELL LINEAGE; CLONE; EVI 1 GENE; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 58449086203     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2007.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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