Telomerase gene mutation screening in Chinese patients with aplastic anemia

Leukemia Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 258-260

  Han, Bing ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Cui, Wei ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   lin, Jie ^a   Zhao, Yongqiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia (AA); Bone marrow failure syndrome (BMFS); Telomerase gene mutations

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; DNA; TELOMERASE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TELOMERE;

ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BONE MARROW DISEASES; CHINA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MUTATION; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 74849100886     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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