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Internal tandem duplication of fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 is associated with poor outcome in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
Cancer - 1 Sept 2004
Shih Lee-Yung, Lin Tung-Liang, Wang Po-Nan, Wu Jin-Hou, Dunn Po, Kuo Ming-Chung, Huang Chein-Fuang
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BACKGROUND: The prognostic significance of internal tandem duplication (ITD) of the fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 gene (FLT3) for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is not clearly defined. In the current study, the authors sought to assess the value of FLT3/ITD mutation status as a prognos...
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