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Instability of BCR-ABL gene in primary and cultured chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 2 May 2007
Jiang Xiaoyan, Saw Kyi Min, Eaves Allen, Eaves Connie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Imatinib mesylate treatment causes remissions in a majority of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), but relapses are an increasing problem. We hypothesized that imatinib-resistant leukemic cells emerge from CML stem cells that acquire BCR-ABL gene mutations even before exposure to BCR-ABL-targeted agents such as imatinib. METHODS: Lineage-negative (i.e., immature) CD34+ CD38- CML stem...
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