Identification of somatic and germline mutations using whole exome sequencing of congenital acute lymphoblastic leukemia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) diagnosed within the first month of life is classified as congenital ALL and has a significantly worse outcome than ALL diagnosed in older children. This suggests that congenital ALL is a biological...

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Main Authors: Chang Vivian Y, Basso Giuseppe, Sakamoto Kathleen M, Nelson Stanley F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/13/55