Low Frequency of ETV6-RUNX1 (t 12; 21) in Saudi Arabian Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients: Association with Clinical Parameters and Early Remission |
Aljamaan, Khaled
(Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department of Oncology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences)
Aljumah, Talal khalid (Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department of Oncology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences) Aloraibi, Saleh (Medical Genetics/Hematology & Oncology, CLS, CoAMS and CoAMS, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences) Absar, Muhammad (Hematology, Oncology and Pharmacogenetic Engg Sciences (HOPES) Group, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab) Iqbal, Zafar (Medical Genetics/Clinical Laboratory Sciences, CoAMS, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences) |
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