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GATA1, Cytidine Deaminase, and the High Cure Rate of Down Syndrome Children With Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia
1 Feb 2005
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome children with acute megakaryocytic leukemia (AMkL) have higher cure rates than non-Down syndrome acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients treated with cytosine arabinoside (ara-C). Megakaryoblasts from Down syndrome AML patients are more sensitive in vitro to ara-C than cells from non-Down syndrome AML patients. Somatic mutations in the GATA1 transcription factor have been detected exclusively and...
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