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Anemia and survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Haematologica - 1 Nov 2008
Teuffel Oliver, Stanulla Martin, Cario Gunnar, Ludwig Wolf D, Rottgers Silja, Schafer Beat W, Zimmermann Martin, Schrappe Martin, Niggli Felix K
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have demonstrated that patients with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with mild anemia at diagnosis have an increased risk of poor outcome compared to patients with more severe anemia. However, it has not been reported whether there is any correlation between degree of anemia and leukemia subtype. DESIGN AND METHODS: In a cohort of 1162 patients with childhood acute...
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