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MLL Genomic Breakpoint Distribution Within the Breakpoint Cluster Region in De Novo Leukemia in Children
1 Jul 1998
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To assess translocation breakpoint distribution within the MLL genomic breakpoint cluster region (bcr), 40 cases of de novo leukemia in children were examined by karyotype and Southern blot analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Criteria for inclusion were karyotypic or molecular rearrangement of chromosome band 11q23. Of the 40 cases, 31 occurred in infants. Twenty cases were acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
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