Minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia quantified by aspirate and trephine: Is the disease multifocal?

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-65

  Sykes, P J ^a,e   Brisco, M J ^a   Hughes, E ^a   Snell, L E ^a   Dolman, G ^a   Neoh, S H ^a   Peng, L M ^b   Toogood, I ^c   Venables, W N ^d   Morley, A A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Marrow; Minimal residual neoplasm; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

BIOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 7844220997     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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