KIR ligand C2 is associated with increased susceptibility to childhood ALL and confers an elevated risk for late relapse
Open Access
- 2 October 2014
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 124 (14), 2248-2251
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2014-05-572065
Abstract
Key Points C2 confers increased susceptibility to childhood B-ALL. C2 is associated with increased risk of late relapse in childhood B-ALL.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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