Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 10 , Pages 885-895 , October 2010

Resistance of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia to tumor necrosis factor−related apoptosis-inducing ligand-mediated apoptosis

  • Koshi Akahane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
  • ,
  • Takeshi Inukai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Takeshi Inukai, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Tamaho, Nakakoma, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
  • ,
  • Xiaochun Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
  • ,
  • Kinuko Hirose

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
  • ,
  • Itaru Kuroda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
  • ,
  • Kumiko Goi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
  • ,
  • Hiroko Honna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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  • Keiko Kagami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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  • Shinpei Nakazawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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  • Kazushi Endo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epigenetic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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  • Takeo Kubota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epigenetic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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  • Hideo Yagita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Toshiko Koyama-Okazaki

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immunology, Saitama Shakaihoken Hospital, Saitama, Japan
  • ,
  • Kanji Sugita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

Received 12 December 2009 ,Revised 24 June 2010 ,Accepted 28 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.06.014

Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 10 , Pages 885-895 , October 2010