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Leukemogenesis induced by wild-type and STI571-resistant BCR/ABL is potently suppressed by C/EBPalpha.
Blood - 15 Aug 2006
Ferrari-Amorotti Giovanna, Keeshan Karen, Zattoni Michela, Guerzoni Clara, Iotti Giorgio, Cattelani Sara, Donato Nick J, Calabretta Bruno
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Chronic phase-to-blast crisis transition in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is associated with differentiation arrest and down-regulation of C/EBPalpha, a transcription factor essential for granulocyte differentiation. Patients with CML in blast crisis (CML-BC) became rapidly resistant to therapy with the breakpoint cluster region-Abelson murine leukemia (BCR/ABL) kinase inhibitor imatinib (STI571) because of...
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