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Prognostic significance of FLT3 mutations in pediatric non-promyelocytic acute myeloid leukemia.
Leukemia research - 1 Jun 2005
Kang Hyoung Jin, Hong Seung-Hee, Kim In Hoo, Park Byung-Kiu, Han Kyou Sup, Cho Han Ik, Shin Hee Young, Ahn Hyo Seop
Abstract excerpt
FLT3 is a receptor tyrosine kinase involved in the survival of hematopoietic stem cells, and mutations of FLT3 have been reported to be of prognostic significance. This is the first study of FLT3 mutations in pediatric non-promyelocytic AML patients that received the same treatment scheme in single institute. FLT3 internal tandem duplication of the juxtamembrane domain (FLT3/ITD) and a point mutation in the...
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