Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 40-51 , March 2009

Multidimensional Flow Cytometry for Detection of Rare Populations in Hematological Malignancies

  • Chi-Cheng Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Michael R. Loken

      Affiliations

    • HematoLogics Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA
    • ,
  • Ruey-Ho Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tso-Fu Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shii-Shou Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Min Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Yuan Yao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Szu-Chin Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuan-Po Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Feng Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Han Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sung-Chao Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Oncology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Oncology/Hematology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 30 April 2008 ,Revised 23 May 2008 ,Accepted 11 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60007-0

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 40-51 , March 2009

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