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Presence of clone-specific markers at birth in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
British journal of cancer - 21 Oct 2002
Hjalgrim L L, Madsen H O, Melbye M, Jørgensen P, Christiansen M, Andersen M T, Pallisgaard N, Hokland P, Clausen N, Ryder L P, Schmiegelow K, Hjalgrim H
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have suggested that development of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia may often be initiated in utero. To provide further evidence of an prenatal origin of childhood leukaemia, we conducted a molecular biological investigation of nine children with B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia carrying the chromosomal translocation t(12;21), the most common subtype of all childhood acute...
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