| Literature DB >> 15921391 |
Alessandra Santoro, Sonia Cannella, Antonino Trizzino, Luca Lo Nigro, Giovanni Corsello, Maurizio Aricò.
Abstract
We screened 100 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) to assess the incidence of single amino acid change A91V in perforin. Heterozygous A91V was found in 12/100 patients and 5/127 controls (OR, 3.4; 95%CI: 1.15-9.95; p=0.014). A91V is a novel and frequent predisposing factor for childhood ALL.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15921391
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Haematologica ISSN: 0390-6078 Impact factor: 9.941