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Sex chromosome changes in leukemia: cytogenetics and molecular aspects
10 Sept 2017
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Sex chromosome loss (SCL) can occur in older men as a physiological phenomenon or as an acquired abnormality in leukemia. Loss of chromosome Y and loss of chromosome X are acquired disorders that are mainly observed in patients over 80 years as well as in myeloid and lymphoid malignancies. In this review, we examine the cytogenetic and molecular changes of sex chromosomes in leukemia....
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