BCR-ABL transcripts are not detected in cord blood or the peripheral blood of the newborn child whose mother developed chronic myeloid leukemia while pregnant

Abstract Background and objectives The treatment of choice for the pregnant woman with CML has not been defined. Exposure to imatinib while pregnant may cause serious fetal malformations and interferon-α is sometimes associated with side effects. Furthermore, little is known of the possibility that...

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