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C-Kit point mutations in core binding factor leukemias: correlation with white blood cell count and the white blood cell index

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Cairoli, R., Grillo, G., Beghini, A. et al. C-Kit point mutations in core binding factor leukemias: correlation with white blood cell count and the white blood cell index. Leukemia 17, 471–472 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402795

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