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Chronic myelogenous leukemia with acquired c-kit activating mutation and transient bone marrow mastocytosis.
The hematology journal : the official journal of the European Haematology Association - 1 Jan 2004
Cairoli Roberto, Grillo Giovanni, Beghini Alessandro, Cornacchini Giorgia, Larizza Lidia, Morra Enrica
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the c-kit gene have been reported in myeloproliferative disorders. We describe here a case of Ph+ (b2a2) chronic myelogenous leukemia that, during the course of disease, showed an unusual bone marrow mast-cell infiltration. A mutational screening for the c-kit gene, performed on DNA routinely cryopreserved during the follow-up, evidenced the D816Y-activating mutation as an additional genetic...
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