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FLT3 mutation and AML/ETO in a case of Myelodysplastic syndrome in transformation corroborates the two hit model of leukemogenesis.
Leukemia research - 1 Jul 2007
Pinheiro Ronald Feitosa, Moreira Eloisa de Sá, Silva Maria Regina Régis, Greggio Bárbara, Alberto Fernando Lopes, Chauffaille Maria de Lourdes L F
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this report is to present a case of Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who presented, during AML transformation, a step-wise genetic progression that corroborates the two hit model of leukemogenesis. A RCDM-RS (WHO)/RARS (FAB) patient with normal karyotype at diagnosis, evolved into AML after six months of follow up. At transformation, AML/ETO fusion was detected, although marrow blast cells were not...
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