Favorable prognosis of biallelic CEBPA gene mutations in acute myeloid leukemia patients: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 439-448

  Li, Hong Ying ^a   Deng, Dong Hong ^a   Huang, Ying ^a   Ye, Fang Hui ^b   Huang, Lu Lu ^b   Xiao, Qiang ^b   Zhang, Bing ^b   Ye, Bing Bing ^b   Lai, Yong Rong ^a   Mo, Zeng Nan ^a,b   Liu, Zhen Fang ^a  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Biallelic CEBPA mutations; Meta analysis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; CEBPA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ALLELES; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MUTATION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84926524933     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12450     Document Type: Article

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