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Deletion of chromosomal region 13q14.3 in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Leukemia - 1 Mar 2001
Cavé H, Avet-Loiseau H, Devaux I, Rondeau G, Boutard P, Lebrun E, Méchinaud F, Vilmer E, Grandchamp B
Abstract excerpt
Deletion of the 13q14 chromosomal region is frequent in B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) and is believed to inactivate a tumor supressor gene (TSG) next to RB1. We studied microsatellite markers spanning the 13q14 chromosomal region in 138 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Allelic loss was demonstrated in six cases (4.3%). Deletion did not include RB1 in two cases. In five patients, the...
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