Lineage switch from precursor B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia to acute monocytic leukemia at relapse
โ Scribed by Osamu Imataki; Hiroaki Ohnishi; Genji Yamaoka; Takeshi Arai; Akira Kitanaka; Yoshitsugu Kubota; Yoshio Kushida; Toshihiko Ishida; Terukazu Tanaka
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1341-9625
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