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Mutations of the FLT3 gene in adult acute myeloid leukemia: determination of incidence and identification of a novel mutation in a Thai population.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 15 Oct 2005
Auewarakul Chirayu U, Sritana Narongrit, Limwongse Chanin, Thongnoppakhun Wanna, Yenchitsomanus Pa-thai
Abstract excerpt
FLT3 mutations have been reported to be the most frequent mutation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). No data currently exist regarding FLT3 mutations in Southeast Asian patients. In this study, the incidence and type of FLT3 mutation in a large series of Thai AML patients were determined. FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations were observed in 24.6%, FLT3 tyrosine kinase domain mutations in 3.1%, and...
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