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Oncogenes and tumor suppressors in the molecular pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Apr 2001
Pandolfi P P
Abstract excerpt
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is associated with reciprocal chromosomal translocations always involving the retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARalpha) gene on chromosome 17 and variable partner genes (X genes) on distinct chromosomes. RARalpha fuses to the PML gene in the vast majority of APL cases, and in a few cases to the PLZF, NPM, NuMA and Stat5b genes, respectively, leading to the generation of...
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