MLL leukemia-associated rearrangements in peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy individuals

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-241

  Brassesco, María Sol ^a   Montaldi, Ana Paula ^a   Gras, Diana Ester ^a   de Paula Queiroz, Rosane Gomes ^a   Martinez Rossi, Nilce Maria ^a   Tone, Luiz Gonzaga ^a   Sakamoto Hojo, Elza Tiemi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genomic instability; Lymphocytes; MLL rearrangements

Indexed keywords

MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 4; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 9; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTOXICITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INVERSE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 66649123137     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009000200005     Document Type: Article

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