Clinical significance of thymidine kinase in Egyptian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy, representing one-third of pediatric cancers. Thymidine kinase-1 (TK-1) is expressed in proliferating cells so elevated TK-1 indicates active tumor growth. Objective: To study the clinical significance of TK-1 in...

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Main Authors: Adel A Hagag, Mohamed A Saad, Sohair A Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2015;volume=4;issue=2;spage=72;epage=74;aulast=Hagag