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BCL2 gene polymorphism could predict the treatment outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia patients.
Leukemia research - 1 Feb 2010
Moon Joon Ho, Sohn Sang Kyun, Lee Myung-Hoon, Jang Jun Ho, Kim Kihyun, Jung Chul Won, Kim Dong Hwan
Abstract excerpt
The Bcl-2 protein inhibits apoptosis (programmed cell death) of hematopoietic stem cells induced by a variety of noxious stimuli, thus mediating chemoresistance and decreasing chemosensitivity. Higher Bcl-2 expression correlates to an adverse outcome following therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The current study determined whether a BCL2 gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) could affect treatment...
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