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Familial myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukaemia--a review.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 2008
Owen Carolyn, Barnett Michael, Fitzgibbon Jude
Abstract excerpt
Familial occurrence of myelodysplasia (MDS) and/or acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is rare but can provide a useful resource for the investigation of predisposing mutations in these myeloid malignancies. To date, examination of families with MDS/AML has lead to the detection of two culprit genes, RUNX1 and CEBPA. Germline mutations in RUNX1 result in familial platelet disorder with propensity to myeloid malignancy...
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