Comparison between qualitative and real-time polymerase chain reaction to evaluate minimal residual disease in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

ABSTRACT Introduction: Minimal residual disease is an important independent prognostic factor that can identify poor responders among patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze minimal residual disease using immunoglobulin (Ig) and T-cell receptor...

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Main Authors: Francisco Danilo Ferreira Paula, Silvana Maria Elói-Santos, Sandra Guerra Xavier, Mônica Aparecida Ganazza, Patricia Yoshioka Jotta, José Andrés Yunes, Marcos Borato Viana, Juliana Godoy Assumpção
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842015000600373&lng=en&tlng=en