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Stability of leukemia-associated aberrant immunophenotypes in patients with acute myeloid leukemia between diagnosis and relapse: Comparison with cytomorphologic, cytogenetic, and molecular genetic findings

  1. Daniela Voskova,
  2. Claudia Schoch,
  3. Susanne Schnittger,
  4. Wolfgang Hiddemann,
  5. Torsten Haferlach,
  6. Wolfgang Kern*

Article first published online: 4 OCT 2004

DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20025

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Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry

Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry

Volume 62B, Issue 1, pages 25–38, November 2004

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Voskova, D., Schoch, C., Schnittger, S., Hiddemann, W., Haferlach, T. and Kern, W. (2004), Stability of leukemia-associated aberrant immunophenotypes in patients with acute myeloid leukemia between diagnosis and relapse: Comparison with cytomorphologic, cytogenetic, and molecular genetic findings. Cytometry, 62B: 25–38. doi: 10.1002/cyto.b.20025

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  1. Laboratory for Leukemia Diagnostics, Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

*Laboratory for Leukemia Diagnostics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, University Hospital Grosshadern, Department of Internal Medicine III, 81366 Muenchen, Germany

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 OCT 2004
  2. Article first published online: 4 OCT 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 5 JUL 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 MAR 2004

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