Microdeletions are a general feature of adult and adolescent acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Unexpected similarities with pediatric disease.

We present here a genome-wide map of abnormalities found in diagnostic samples from 45 adults and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). A 500K SNP array analysis uncovered frequent genetic abnormalities, with cryptic deletions constituting half of the detected changes, implying that m...

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Main Authors: Paulsson, K, Cazier, J, Macdougall, F, Stevens, J, Stasevich, I, Vrcelj, N, Chaplin, T, Lillington, D, Lister, T, Young, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008