Article
The emergence of a C/EBPalpha mutation in the clonal evolution of MDS towards secondary AML.
Leukemia - 1 Feb 2003
Kaeferstein A, Krug U, Tiesmeier J, Aivado M, Faulhaber M, Stadler M, Krauter J, Germing U, Hofmann W K, Koeffler H P, Ganser A, Verbeek W
Abstract excerpt
Recently, mutations in the transcription factor CCAAT/ enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha) have been described in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We performed a mutational analysis of the C/EBPalpha gene in the myelodysplastic syndromes and AML with antecedent MDS. No mutations were found in patients with refractory anemia (0/27), refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (0/7), refractory anemia with...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
