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Chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis arises from progenitors.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 May 2007
Michor Franziska
Abstract excerpt
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progresses through three distinct clinical stages: chronic phase, accelerated phase, and blast crisis. The progression to accelerated phase and blast crisis is driven by activation of oncogenes, inactivation of tumor suppressor genes, and/or amplification of the BCR-ABL fusion gene, which causes the chronic phase of the disease. The cell of origin of blast crisis is a subject of...
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