Acute lymphoblastic leukemia with hypereosinophilia and 9p21 deletion: Case report and review of the literature

Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-9

  D'Angelo, Guido ^a   Hotz, Anna Maria ^a   Todeschin, Paolo ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera S Antonio Abate di Gallarate   (Italy)

Author keywords

9p21 deletion; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Eosinophilia; p16 gene

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 9P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; MALE; BLOOD; CHROMOSOME 9; EOSINOPHILIA; GENETICS;

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A;

AGED; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P16; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 67749123774     PISSN: 10802924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/LH96.07018     Document Type: Article

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