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Mutational and methylation analysis of the cyclin-dependent kinase 4 inhibitor (p16INK4A) gene in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
European journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2006
Tsirigotis Panagiotis, Pappa Vassiliki, Labropoulos Stefanos, Papageorgiou Sotirios, Kontsioti Frinda, Dervenoulas John, Papageorgiou Efstathios, Panani Anna, Mantzios George, Economopoulos Theofanis, Raptis Sotirios
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OBJECTIVES: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) comprises a heterogeneous group of at least two types of disease entities characterized by distinctive clinical, immunophenotypical and genetic features. The molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis and the histological transformation of CLL are not well known. The INK4A/p16, a cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor has been considered as a tumor suppressor gene....
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