Prognostic significance of minimal residual disease detected by a simplified flow cytometric assay during remission induction chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 957-964

  Koh, Kyung Nam ^a   Park, Meerim ^a   Kim, Bo Eun ^a   Im, Ho Joon ^a   Park, Chan Jeoung ^a   Jang, Seongsoo ^a   Chi, Hyun Sook ^a   Seo, Jong Jin ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute; Childhood; Flow cytometry; Lymphoblastic leukemia; Minimal residual disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951804790     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.11.957     Document Type: Article

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