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ATM gene and lymphoid malignancies.
Leukemia - 1 Feb 2004
Gumy-Pause F, Wacker P, Sappino A-P
Abstract excerpt
Inherited biallelic mutations of the ATM (ataxia-telangiectasia mutated) gene cause ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare autosomal recessive disorder associated with a high incidence of childhood leukaemias and lymphomas, suggesting that ATM gene alterations may be involved in lymphomagenesis. Loss of heterozygosity at 11q22-23 (location of the ATM gene) is a frequent event in sporadic lymphoid tumours, and several...
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