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Mutation analysis of the Nijmegen breakage syndrome gene (NBS1) in nineteen patients with acute myeloid leukemia with complex karyotypes.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Nov 2003
Varon Raymonda, Schoch Claudia, Reis André, Hiddemann Wolfgang C, Sperling Karl, Schnittger Susanne
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The chromosomal instability disorder Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome (NBS) is caused by germ line mutations in the NBS1 gene. It is associated with immune deficiency, cellular hypersensitivity to ionizing radiation, and high susceptibility to lymphoid malignancies due to a defect in DNA double strand...
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