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Activated fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 is an oncogene that contributes to tumor progression in multiple myeloma.
Blood - 1 Feb 2001
Chesi M, Brents L A, Ely S A, Bais C, Robbiani D F, Mesri E A, Kuehl W M, Bergsagel P L
Abstract excerpt
The t(4;14) translocation occurs frequently in multiple myeloma (MM) and results in the simultaneous dysregulated expression of 2 potential oncogenes, FGFR3 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 3) from der(14) and multiple myeloma SET domain protein/Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome candidate gene 1 from der(4). It is now shown that myeloma cells carrying a t(4;14) translocation express a functional FGFR3 that in some cases...
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