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Frequencies of the major subgroups of precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Indian children differ from the West

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The presence of the major chromosomal translocations, that is, t(12;21), t(1;19), t(9;22) and t(4;11) defines clinicopathological subgroups of childhood precursor B-cell ALL (ALL), which represent about 30% of all cases in USA/Europe.1 Furthermore, these translocations have been used in risk stratification for treatment purposes.2 However, their relative distribution and prognostic value in other geographic regions are sparse.

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  1. King Fahad National Centre for Children's Cancer and Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    A K Siraj, M I Gutiérrez, G Timpson & K Bhatia

  2. Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

    S Kamat, S Banavali & S Advani

  3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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  4. International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Brussels, Belgium

    M Adde, I Magrath & K Bhatia

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Siraj, A., Kamat, S., Gutiérrez, M. et al. Frequencies of the major subgroups of precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Indian children differ from the West. Leukemia 17, 1192–1193 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402931

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