A case of monosomy 20 in an adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
✍ Scribed by Carles Bonet; Francesc Solé; Soledat Woessner; Lourdes Florensa; Carles Besses; Jordi Sans-Sabrafen
- Book ID
- 119105831
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-4608
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