Frequencies of BCR-ABL1 fusion transcripts among Sudanese chronic myeloid leukaemia patients

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-231

  Osman, Emad Aldin I ^a   Hamad, Kamal ^b   Elmula, Imad M Fadl ^c   Ibrahim, Muntaser E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c AL NEELAIN UNIVERSITY   (Sudan)

Author keywords

BCR ABL; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Ph chromosome; RT PCR; Sudanese

Indexed keywords

BCR ABL PROTEIN; BCR ABL1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUDAN;

EID: 77954382271     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572010005000037     Document Type: Article

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