Of 2947 children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), treated during three consecutive studies of the Pediatric Oncology Group (1974-1986), 52 (1.8%) had Down's Syndrome (DS). Comparison of clinical and laboratory characteristics showed no significant differences in leukocyte count, racial distrib
Clinical and bilogical characteristics of acute lymphocytic leukemia in children with Down syndrome
β Scribed by Kalwinsky, David K. ;Raimondi, Susana C. ;Bunin, Nancy J. ;Fairclough, Diane ;Pui, Ching-Hon ;Relling, Mary V. ;Ribeiro, Raul ;Rivera, Gaston K.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 532 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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