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Dominant-negative mutations of CEBPA, encoding CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-alpha (C/EBPalpha), in acute myeloid leukemia.
Nature genetics - 1 Mar 2001
Pabst T, Mueller B U, Zhang P, Radomska H S, Narravula S, Schnittger S, Behre G, Hiddemann W, Tenen D G
Abstract excerpt
The transcription factor C/EBPalpha (for CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-alpha; encoded by the gene CEBPA) is crucial for the differentiation of granulocytes. Conditional expression of C/EBPalpha triggers neutrophilic differentiation, and no mature granulocytes are observed in Cebpa-mutant mice. Here we identify heterozygous mutations in CEBPA in ten patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We found that five...
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