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Npm1 is a haploinsufficient suppressor of myeloid and lymphoid malignancies in the mouse.
Blood - 1 Apr 2008
Sportoletti Paolo, Grisendi Silvia, Majid Samia M, Cheng Ke, Clohessy John G, Viale Agnes, Teruya-Feldstein Julie, Pandolfi Pier Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Nucleophosmin (NPM1) gene has been heavily implicated in cancer pathogenesis both as a putative proto-oncogene and tumor suppressor gene. NPM1 is the most frequently mutated gene in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), while deletion of 5q, where NPM1 maps, is frequent in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). We have previously shown that mice heterozygous for Npm1 (Npm1+/-) develop a hematologic syndrome with...
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