Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 231-234 , March 2003

The spectrum of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with mature B-cell phenotype

  • Natalie P.H. Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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  • Edmond S.K. Ma

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852-2855-4570; fax: +852-2817-7565.
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  • Thomas S.K. Wan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Li Chong Chan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

Received 21 May 2002 ,Accepted 1 June 2002.

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Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 231-234 , March 2003

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