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Pathogenetic significance of ecotropic viral integration site-1 in hematological malignancies.
Cancer science - 1 Jun 2009
Goyama Susumu, Kurokawa Mineo
Abstract excerpt
The ecotropic viral integration site-1 (Evi-1) gene was first identified as a common locus of retroviral integration in murine leukemia models. In humans, EVI-1 is located on chromosome 3q26, and rearrangements on chromosome 3q26 often activate EVI-1 expression in hematological malignancies. Overexpression of EVI-1 also occurs with high frequency in leukemia patients without 3q26 abnormalities, and importantly,...
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