Molecular pathogenesis of secondary acute promyelocytic leukemia

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Joannides, Melanie ^a   Mays, Ashley N ^a   Mistry, Anita R ^a   Hasan, Syed Khizer ^b   Reiter, Andreas ^c   Wiemels, Joseph L ^d   Felix, Carolyn A ^e   Lo Coco, Francesco ^b   Osheroff, Neil ^f   Solomon, Ellen ^a   Grimwade, David ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84860816510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2011.045     Document Type: Article

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