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Analysis of class I and II aberrations in Iraqi childhood acute myeloid leukemia using filter paper cards.
Annals of hematology - 1 Jun 2014
Al-Kzayer Lika'a Fasih Y, Uyen Le Thanh N, Al-Jadiry Mazin Faisal, Al-Hadad Salma Abbas, Al-Badri Safaa A Faraj, Ghali Hasanein Habeeb, Ameen Najiha Ahmed, Liu Tingting, Matsuda Kazuyuki, Abdulkadhim Jaafar M H, Al-Shujairi Tariq Abadi, Matti Zead Ismael I K, Hasan Janan Ghalib, Al-Abdullah Hussam M Salih, Al-Ani Mouroge H, Saber Paiman Ali I, Khalil Hisham Maree, Inoshita Toshi, Kamata Minoru, Koike Kenichi, Sakashita Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
The lack of molecular diagnosis in the field of cancer in Iraq has motivated us to perform a genetic analysis of pediatric acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), including class I and II aberrations. Peripheral blood or bone marrow cells were collected from 134 AML children aged ≤15 years. Flinders Technology Associates (FTA) filter paper cards were used to transfer dried blood samples from five Iraqi hospitals to...
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