Leukemia Research
Volume 28, Issue 10 , Pages 1107-1111 , October 2004

Acute leukemia of donor origin arising after stem cell transplantation for acute promyelocytic leukemia

  • Andrew S Daly

      Affiliations

    • Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 2M9
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  • Suzanne Kamel-Reid

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 2M9
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  • Jeffrey H Lipton

      Affiliations

    • Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 2M9
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  • Hans A Messner

      Affiliations

    • Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 2M9
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  • Thomas L Kiss

      Affiliations

    • Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 2M9
  • ,
  • Kathy Chun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 2M9
  • ,
  • Lambert Busque

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Hospital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Universite de Montreal, Canada
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  • Hong Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 2M9
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-416-946-4635; fax: +1-416-946-4616.

Received 9 December 2003 ,Accepted 11 February 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2004.02.003

Leukemia Research
Volume 28, Issue 10 , Pages 1107-1111 , October 2004