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FLT3 mutations in myeloid sarcoma.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 2004
Ansari-Lari M Ali, Yang Ching-Fen, Tinawi-Aljundi Rima, Cooper Lisa, Long Patricia, Allan Robert H, Borowitz Michael J, Berg Karin D, Murphy Kathleen M
Abstract excerpt
Myeloid sarcoma is an extramedullary tumour that typically occurs in the setting of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), or myeloproliferative disorders. In AML, two types of mutations in Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) have been described; internal tandem duplications (ITD) and point mutations at aspartic acid residue 835 (D835). We analysed 24 myeloid sarcoma specimens from 20 patients for FLT3 ITD and D835...
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