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Bmi1 is essential for cerebellar development and is overexpressed in human medulloblastomas.
Nature - 18 Mar 2004
Leung Carly, Lingbeek Merel, Shakhova Olga, Liu James, Tanger Ellen, Saremaslani Parvin, Van Lohuizen Maarten, Marino Silvia
Abstract excerpt
Overexpression of the polycomb group gene Bmi1 promotes cell proliferation and induces leukaemia through repression of Cdkn2a (also known as ink4a/Arf) tumour suppressors. Conversely, loss of Bmi1 leads to haematological defects and severe progressive neurological abnormalities in which de-repres...
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