Molecular cytogenetics in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A hospital-based observational study

Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2015, Pages 39-42

  Pandita, Aakash ^a   Harish, Rekha ^a   Digra, Sanjeev K ^a   Raina, Alok ^a   Sharma, Annie Arvind ^a   Koul, Ashwani ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Jammu; Molecular cytogenetics; Pediatric leukemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGE; ARTICLE; BCR ABL GENE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DISEASE DURATION; E2A PBX1 GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FUSION; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALE; MLL AF4 GENE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TEL AML1 GENE;

EID: 84925635358     PISSN: 11795549     EISSN: 11795549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMO.S24463     Document Type: Article

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