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Serial determination of FLT3 mutations in myelodysplastic syndrome patients at diagnosis, follow up or acute myeloid leukaemia transformation: incidence and their prognostic significance.
British journal of haematology - 1 Aug 2006
Georgiou Georgios, Karali Vasiliki, Zouvelou Christina, Kyriakou Elias, Dimou Maria, Chrisochoou Stamatis, Greka Paraskevi, Dufexis Dimitrios, Vervesou Elisavet, Dimitriadou Evaggelia, Efthymiou Anna, Petrikkos Loizos, Dima Katerina, Lilakos Konstantinos, Panayiotidis Panayiotis
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of FLT3 mutations (internal tandem duplication and Asp835) was investigated in bone marrow samples from 97 patients with myelodysplastic syndrome [(MDS); excluding cases with refractory anaemia with excess blasts in transformation] at the time of diagnosis and several time points thereafter. Three patients had FLT3 mutations at presentation. Forty-two patients progressed to acute myeloid leukaemia...
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