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Pattern of immunoglobulin (Ig) and T-cell receptor (TCR) gene rearrangements in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in India.
Leukemia research - 1 Jul 2000
Sazawal S, Bhatia K, Gurbuxani S, Singh Arya L, Raina V, Khattar A, Vats T, Magrath I, Bhargava M
Abstract excerpt
In 120 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (median age 8 years), IgH chain gene was rearranged in 99% B-Cell Precursor (BCP) ALLs and 13% T-ALLs. One or the other TCR locus was rearranged not only in all T-ALLs, but also in 87% of BCP-ALLs. TCR-beta rearrangement in BCP-ALL was associated with a higher mean age at presentation (8.7 vs. 6.2 years, P=0.008), lower mean platelet counts (61.2x10(9)/l vs....
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