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Association of a novel regulatory polymorphism (-938C>A) in the BCL2 gene promoter with disease progression and survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Blood - 1 Jan 2007
Nückel Holger, Frey Ulrich H, Bau Maja, Sellmann Ludger, Stanelle Jens, Dürig Jan, Jöckel Karl-Heinz, Dührsen Ulrich, Siffert Winfried
Abstract excerpt
Bcl-2 plays a key role in the regulation of apoptosis. We investigated the role of a novel regulatory single-nucleotide polymorphism (-938C>A) in the inhibitory P2 BCL2 promoter in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). The -938C allele displayed significantly increased BCL2 promoter activity and binding of nuclear proteins compared with the A allele. Concomitantly, Bcl-2 protein expression in B cells from...
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