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Imatinib mesylate (STI571) prevents the mutator phenotype of Bcr-Abl in hematopoietic cell lines.
Leukemia research - 1 Apr 2004
van der Kuip Heiko, Moehring Alexandra, Wohlbold Lara, Miething Cornelius, Duyster Justus, Aulitzky Walter E
Abstract excerpt
Progression of CML from chronic phase to blast crisis is accompanied by accumulating genetic alterations. To analyze whether this abnormality can be prevented by inhibition of Bcr-Abl, we measured the frequency of spontaneous and irradiation-induced HPRT mutations in cells treated with or without imatinib mesylate (Gleevec, STI571). Imatinib treatment of cells expressing Bcr-Abl reversed the mutation frequency to...
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