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FIP1L1-PDGFRalpha alone or with other genetic abnormalities reveals disease progression in chronic eosinophilic leukemia but good response to imatinib.
Chinese medical journal - 20 May 2008
Wang Lin-na, Pan Qin, Fu Jian-fei, Shi Jing-yi, Jin Jie, Li Jun-ming, Hu Jiong, Zhao Wei-li, Chen Zhu, Chen Sai-juan
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BACKGROUND: The FIP1L1-PDGFRalpha fusion gene plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL) and is a direct therapeutic target of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate. METHODS: In 24 hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) patients, using reverse transcri...
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