Rapid detection of leukemia-associated translocation fusion genes using a novel combined RT-PCR and flow cytometric method

Leukemia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 144-149

  Zhang, Q Y ^a   Garner, K ^b   Viswanatha, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Leukemia; PCR; Translocation

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FUSION GENE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKEMIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STANDARD;

EID: 85009888034     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402322     Document Type: Article

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