Prognostic Value of the Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) Reaction in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 61 (3) , 393-397
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/61.3.393
Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) reactivity of bone marrow lymphoblasts obtained at the time of initial treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The prognostic significances of a number of clinical variables were also studied in the same children. In this series of 38 children, the only significant variable was the initial leukocyte count. A high leukocyte count at the time of diagnosis was associated with a poor prognosis. The PAS reactivity was of no significant prognostic value.Keywords
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