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Mutations of the transcription factor PU.1 are not associated with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
British journal of cancer - 19 Jun 2006
Mueller B U, Pabst T, Hauser P, Gilliland G, Neuberg D, Tenen D G
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The transcription factor PU.1 plays a crucial role during normal haematopoiesis in both myeloid cells and B-lymphocytes. Mice with a disruption in both alleles of the PU.1 locus were found to lack macrophages and B cells and had delayed appearance of neutrophils. In addition, critical decrease of PU.1 expression is sufficient to cause acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and lymphomas in mice. Recently, we reported that...
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