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Poor prognosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia may relate to promoter hypermethylation of cancer-related genes
1 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
The hallmark of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a progressive appearance of malignant cell behavior that is triggered by the evolution of altered gene function. ALL has traditionally been viewed as a genetic disease; however, epigenetic defects also play an important role. DNA promoter methylation has gained increasing recognition as an important mechanism for transcriptional silencing of tumor-suppressor...
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