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Mutations in exon 2 of GATA1 are early events in megakaryocytic malignancies associated with trisomy 21.
Blood - 1 Aug 2003
Rainis Liat, Bercovich Dan, Strehl Sabine, Teigler-Schlegel Andrea, Stark Batia, Trka Jan, Amariglio Ninette, Biondi Andrea, Muler Inna, Rechavi Gideon, Kempski Helena, Haas Oskar A, Izraeli Shai
Abstract excerpt
Patients with Down syndrome (DS) frequently develop 2 kinds of clonal megakaryocytosis: a common, congenital, spontaneously resolving, transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD) and, less commonly, childhood acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL). Recently, acquired mutations in exon 2 of GATA1, an X-linked gene encoding a transcription factor that promotes megakaryocytic differentiation, were described in 6 DS...
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