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Segmental uniparental disomy is a commonly acquired genetic event in relapsed acute myeloid leukemia.
Blood - 1 Aug 2008
Raghavan Manoj, Smith Lan-Lan, Lillington Debra M, Chaplin Tracy, Kakkas Ioannis, Molloy Gael, Chelala Claude, Cazier Jean-Baptiste, Cavenagh James D, Fitzgibbon Jude, Lister T Andrew, Young Bryan D
Abstract excerpt
Despite advances in the curative treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), recurrence will occur in the majority of cases. At diagnosis, acquisition of segmental uniparental disomy (UPD) by mitotic recombination has been reported in 15% to 20% of AML cases, associated with homozygous mutations in the region of loss of heterozygosity. This study aimed to discover if clonal evolution from heterozygous to...
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