Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 23-34 , January 2003

Microsatellite mutations of transforming growth factor-β receptor type II and caspase-5 occur in human precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphomas/leukemias in vivo but are not associated with hMSH2 or hMLH1 promoter methylation

  • Stuart Scott

      Affiliations

    • Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
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  • Tomofumi Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
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  • Ryo Ichinohasama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Pathology, Tohoku University, School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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  • Susan Bergen

      Affiliations

    • Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
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  • Anthony Magliocco

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • Cara Reimer

      Affiliations

    • Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
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  • Annette Kerviche

      Affiliations

    • Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
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  • David Sheridan

      Affiliations

    • Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
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  • John F. DeCoteau

      Affiliations

    • Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-306-655-2249; fax: +1-306-655-6791.

Received 19 December 2001 ,Accepted 22 April 2002.

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