A STUDY ON THE EXPRESSION OF BCR-ABL TRANSCRIPT IN MIXED PHENOTYPE ACUTE LEUKEMIA (MPAL) CASES USING THE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE REACTION ASSAY (RT-PCR) AND ITS CORRELATION WITH HEMATOLOGICAL REMISSION STATUS POST INITIAL INDUCTION THERAPY

Introduction: The MPAL comprise 2-5% of all acute leukemia. The present WHO 2008 classification has separated two groups in MPAL based on t(9;22) positivity and MLL rearrangement. Aims & Objectives: The aim of the present pilot study is to note the incidence of BCR-ABL transcript in MPAL cases u...

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Main Authors: Prateek bhatia, Jogeshwar Binota, Neelam Varma, Deepak Bansal, amita trehan, Ram Kumar Marwaha, Pankaj Malhotra, Subhash Varma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-05-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/366