Prevalence of Gene Rearrangements in Mexican Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Population Study—Report from the Mexican Interinstitutional Group for the Identification of the Causes of Childhood Leukemia

Prevalence of Gene Rearrangements in Mexican Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Population Study—Report from the Mexican Interinstitutional Group for the Identification of the Causes of Childhood Leukemia

Mexico has one of the highest incidences of childhood leukemia worldwide and significantly higher mortality rates for this disease compared with other countries. One possible cause is the high prevalence of gene rearrangements associated with the etiology or with a poor prognosis of childhood acute...

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Main Authors: Vilma Carolina Bekker-Méndez, Enrique Miranda-Peralta, Juan Carlos Núñez-Enríquez, Irma Olarte-Carrillo, Francisco Xavier Guerra-Castillo, Ericka Nelly Pompa-Mera, Alicia Ocaña-Mondragón, Angélica Rangel-López, Roberto Bernáldez-Ríos, Aurora Medina-Sanson, Elva Jiménez-Hernández, Raquel Amador-Sánchez, José Gabriel Peñaloza-González, José de Diego Flores-Chapa, Arturo Fajardo-Gutiérrez, Janet Flores-Lujano, María del Carmen Rodríguez-Zepeda, Elisa María Dorantes-Acosta, Victoria Bolea-Murga, Nancy Núñez-Villegas, Martha Margarita Velázquez-Aviña, José Refugio Torres-Nava, Nancy Carolina Reyes-Zepeda, Cesar González-Bonilla, Juan Manuel Mejía-Aranguré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/210560

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