Allelic loss in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

doi:10.1016/s0145-2126(97)00075-1

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Allelic loss in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Leukemia research - 1 Sept 1997

Baccichet A, Qualman S K, Sinnett D

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent cancer encountered in children. Little is known about the molecular basis of childhood ALL, although the clinical, pathological, and immunophenotypic features have been well documented. To understand the role of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs)...

Topics

Adolescent
Alleles
Child
Child, Preschool
Chromosomes, Human
DNA, Neoplasm
Female
Gene Deletion
Genes, Tumor Suppressor
Humans
Loss of Heterozygosity
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

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