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Low spontaneous apoptosis index at diagnosis predicts a high-risk phenotype in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Mar 2018
Singh Ankita, Bhatia Prateek, Trehan Amita, Bansal Deepak, Singh Ajit, Bhatia Alka
Abstract excerpt
Background & objectives: Significance of apoptosis as a prognostic marker is less well studied in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) cases. Hence, a prospective study, involving 30 paediatric ALL cases, was done to assess the clinical relevance of in vivo apoptosis. Methods: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from all patients were subjected to annexin V/propidium iodide staining to detect the degree...
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