Simplified flow cytometric assay to detect minimal residual disease in childhood with acute lymphoblastic leukemia Detecção de doença residual mínima em crianças com leucemia linfoblástica aguda por citometria de fluxo

The detection of minimal residual disease (MRD) is an important prognostic factor in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) providing crucial information on the response to treatment and risk of relapse. However, the high cost of these techniques restricts their use in countries with limited r...

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Main Authors: Elizabete Delbuono, Yumi H. Maekawa, Maria do Rosário D. O. Latorre, Adriana Seber, Antonio Sergio Petrilli, Josefina A. P. Braga, Maria Lúcia M. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842008000400010