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SUBMITTER: Weng XQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3763385 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weng X-Q XQ Shen Y Y Sheng Y Y Chen B B Wang J-H JH Li J-M JM Li J-M JM Mi J-Q JQ Chen Q-S QS Zhu Y-M YM Jiang C-L CL Yan H H Zhang X-X XX Huang T T Zhu Z Z Chen Z Z Chen S-J SJ
Blood cancer journal 20130816
Minimal residual disease (MRD) is of the most important factor for predicting prognosis and guiding treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In this study, we investigated the prognostic significance of leukemia-associated immunophenotypes (LAIPs) as assessment of index of MRD in 125 adult B-lineage ALL (B-ALL) patients by eight-color flow cytometry. The LAIPs could be identified in 96% and 81.6% of patients with the sensitivity of 10(-4) and 10(-5), respectively. MRD-negative status cou ...[more]