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Incidence and clinical implications of GATA1 mutations in newborns with Down syndrome.
Blood - 15 Sept 2007
Pine Sharon R, Guo Qianxu, Yin Changhong, Jayabose Somasundaram, Druschel Charlotte M, Sandoval Claudio
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mutations in the GATA1 gene are present in almost all cases of Down syndrome (DS)-associated acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) and transient leukemia (TL). An in utero origin of the GATA1 mutation suggests it is an early leukemogenic event. To determine the detectable incidence and clinical relevance of GATA1 mutations in DS newborns, we screened Guthrie cards from 590 DS infants for mutations in the...
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