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Cellular characteristics of acute myeloblastic leukemia associated with t(8;21)(q22;q22). The Japanese Cooperative Group of Leukemia/Lymphoma.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Apr 1994
Kita K, Shirakawa S, Kamada N
Abstract excerpt
A large number of AML cases is reviewed in order to clarify biological characteristics of t(8;21) AML cells. The incidence of positivities for stem cell antigens, CD34 and HLA-DR, on blasts in t(8;21) AML is higher in comparison with those in other M2 or M3 categories. Frequent expression of CD34 and HLA-DR is indicative of the stem cell derivation of t(8;21) AML cells. The non-blastic leukemic cells in t(8;21)...
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