Article
Role of FLT3 in leukemia.
Current opinion in hematology - 1 Jul 2002
Gilliland D Gary, Griffin James D
Abstract excerpt
FLT3 is the most frequently mutated gene in cases of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). About 30 to 35% of patients have either internal tandem duplications (ITDs) in the juxtamembrane domain or mutations in the activating loop of FLT3. FLT3 mutations occur in a broad spectrum of FAB subtypes in adult and pediatric AML and are particularly common in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). FLT3 mutations confer a poor...
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