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Haematological & molecular profile of acute myelogenous leukaemia in India.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Mar 2009
Sazawal Sudha, Kumar Bijender, Hasan Syed Khizer, Dutta Pankhi, Kumar Rajat, Chaubey Rekha, Mir Rashid, Saxena Renu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Recurrent balanced translocations are generally recognized to be a major parameter for prognostication in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The chromosomal translocation t(15;17) results in PML/RARalpha fusion gene, t(8;21) results in AML1/ETO fusion gene and Inv 16 generates CBFbeta/MYH11 fusion gene. Patients with these mutations have a good prognosis unlike abnormalities in chromosome 5 or...
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