Combined multiplex and monoplex RT-PCR as a reliable and cost-effective method for molecular diagnostics of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Neoplasma

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 758-765

  Skorvaga, M ^a   Nikitina, E ^a,b,c   Kolenova, A ^d   Puskacova, J ^d   Leitnerova, M ^e   Copakova, L ^e   Belyaev, Igor ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d Department of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology ^*  (Slovakia)

^e CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Leukemia diagnosis; Preleukemic gene fusions; Reverse transcription PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUSION GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MONOPLEX REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MULTIPLEX REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRELEUKEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GENETICS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROCEDURES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84910628444     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: 13384317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/neo_2014_092     Document Type: Article

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