Somatic mutation of H3F3A, a chromatin remodeling gene, is rare in acute leukemias and non-Hodgkin lymphoma

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-170

  Je, Eun M ^a   Yoo, Nam J ^a   Kim, Yoo J ^a   Kim, Myung S ^a   Lee, Sug H ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

H3 HISTONE FAMILY 3A; HISTONE H3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; INTRON; LETTER; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC MUTATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; FEMALE; HISTONES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MUTATION;

EID: 84872820454     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12039     Document Type: Letter

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