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Cbfbeta reduces Cbfbeta-SMMHC-associated acute myeloid leukemia in mice.
Cancer research - 1 Dec 2006
Heilman Susan A, Kuo Ya-Huei, Goudswaard Chantal S, Valk Peter J, Castilla Lucio H
Abstract excerpt
The gene encoding for core-binding factor beta (CBFbeta) is altered in acute myeloid leukemia samples with an inversion in chromosome 16, expressing the fusion protein CBFbeta-SMMHC. Previous studies have shown that this oncoprotein interferes with hematopoietic differentiation and proliferation and participates in leukemia development. In this study, we provide evidence that Cbfbeta modulates the oncogenic...
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