Immunophenotype and cytogenetic characteristics in the relationship between birth weight and childhood leukemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-11

  O'Neill, Kate A ^a   Bunch, Kathryn J ^a   Vincent, Tim J ^a   Spector, Logan G ^b   Moorman, Anthony V ^c   Murphy, Michael F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Case control; Childhood leukemia; Cytogenetic; Epidemiology; Immunophenotype

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81155151793     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23209     Document Type: Article

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