Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma comprising non-floral leukemic cells in Taiwan, a country non-endemic for human T-cell leukemia virus type i

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1540-1542

  Hsieh, Yen Chuan ^a   Chang, Sheng Tsung ^a   Huang, Wen Tsung ^b   Ichinohasama, Ryo ^c   Chuang, Shih Sung ^a,d  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Lioying Chi Mei Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD2 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

ADULT; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CHROMATIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; LETTER; LEUKEMIA CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TAIWAN; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ENDEMIC DISEASES; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, T-CELL; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, ADULT T-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 77954542500     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190903104505     Document Type: Letter

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