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Aberrant expression and deletion of FHIT gene in leukemias.
Zhongguo shi yan xue ye xue za zhi - 1 Apr 2003
Wang Li, Dong Lu-Jia, Tian Fang, Liu Guang-Xian, Li Chun-Hai
Abstract excerpt
FHIT (fragile histidine triad) gene at chromosome 3p14.2 usually expresses at a very low level in human tissue and cells. A high frequency of abnormalities in FHIT gene has been demonstrated in various cancers. FHIT is proposed as a putative tumor-suppressor gene. To evaluate the expression of the FHIT gene in various leukemias, bone marrow or peripheral blood samples from 98 leukemia patients were tested by...
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