MLL-AF4 driven leukemogenesis: What are we missing?

Cell Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 948-949

  Stam, Ronald W ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; MLL AF4 FUSION PROTEIN, HUMAN; MLL-AF4 FUSION PROTEIN, HUMAN; ONCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MYELOID-LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION;

EID: 84861866118     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2012.16     Document Type: Article

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