Myeloid leukemia of down syndrome: Relation to parvovirus B19 infection and wilms tumor gene (WT1) expression

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e67-e68

  Munthe Kaas, Monica C ^a   Tierens, Anne ^b   Bechensteen, Anne G ^a   Zeller, Bernward ^a  

^a The Norwegian Radiumhospital   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PANCYTOPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; WT1 GENE; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS; HUMAN PARVOVIRUS B19; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; PARVOVIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN SYNDROME; GENES, WILMS TUMOR; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARVOVIRUS B19, HUMAN;

EID: 84920603568     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000093     Document Type: Letter

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