Article
Telomere Shortening Correlates with Prognostic Score at Diagnosis and Proceeds Rapidly during Progression of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
1 May 2004
Abstract excerpt
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is associated increased stem cell turnover. We have previously shown that short telomeres in chronic phase (CP) predict for early progression to blast phase (BP). Poor prognostic score patients may therefore exhibit increased telomere loss at diagnosis and/or a greater than normal rate of loss during the disease course. We prospectively studied newly diagnosed CML patients for...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
