Leukemia Research
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1271-1274 , October 2010

Genome-wide association study of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Korea

  • Sohee Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kyoung-Mu Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sue K. Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Institute of Health Politics and Management, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jong Eun Lee

      Affiliations

    • DNA Link Inc. Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hyo Seop Ahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hee Young Shin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hyoung Jin Kang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hong Hoe Koo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jong Jin Seo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Ji Eun Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Metropolitan Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Yoon-Ok Ahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Daehee Kang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology and College of Medicine or College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Yongon (Daehangno), Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 740 8326; fax: +82 2 747 4830.

Received 16 November 2009 ,Revised 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 1 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.02.001

Leukemia Research
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1271-1274 , October 2010

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