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NOTCH1 mutation can be an early, prenatal genetic event in T-ALL.
Blood - 1 Jan 2008
Eguchi-Ishimae Minenori, Eguchi Mariko, Kempski Helena, Greaves Mel
Abstract excerpt
NOTCH1 mutations are common in T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Twin studies and retrospective screening of neonatal blood spots provide evidence that fusion genes and other chromosomal abnormalities associated with pediatric leukemias can originate prenatally. Whether this is also the case for NOTCH1 mutations is unknown. Eleven cases of T-ALL were screened for NOTCH1 mutations and 4 (36%) had...
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