A translocation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia that cytogenetically mimics the recurrent MLL-AFF1 translocation and fuses SEPT11 to MLL

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-51

  Stevens, Servi J C ^a   Meers, Laurence E C ^a   Albrechts, Jozefa C M ^a   Mebis Verhees, Karien ^a   Bos, Gerard M J ^a   Engelen, John J M ^a   Janssen, Jannie W H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CHLORAMBUCIL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; MITOXANTRONE; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN AFF1 FUSION PROTEIN; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA SEPTIN 11 FUSION PROTEIN; PREDNISONE; SEPTIN; SEPTIN 11; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 11; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 4; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE FUSION; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOID-LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 77954645396     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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