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A novel mutation in the GATA1 gene associated with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in a Korean Down syndrome patient.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Dec 2008
Kim In-Suk, Park Eun Sil, Lim Jae Young, Ki Chang-Seok, Chi Hyun Sook
Abstract excerpt
Although acquired mutations in the GATA1 gene have been reported for Down syndrome-related acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (DS-AMKL) in Caucasians, this is the first report of a Korean Down syndrome patient with AMKL carrying a novel mutation of the GATA1 gene. A 3-yr-old Korean girl with Down syndrome was admitted to our hospital complaining of pallor and fever. The findings of a peripheral blood smear and bone...
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