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Insertion of FLT3 internal tandem duplication in the tyrosine kinase domain-1 is associated with resistance to chemotherapy and inferior outcome.
Blood - 17 Sept 2009
Kayser Sabine, Schlenk Richard F, Londono Martina Correa, Breitenbuecher Frank, Wittke Kerstin, Du Juan, Groner Silja, Späth Daniela, Krauter Jürgen, Ganser Arnold, Döhner Hartmut, Fischer Thomas, Döhner Konstanze
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate internal tandem duplication (ITD) insertion sites and length as well as their clinical impact in younger adult patients with FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), sequencing after DNA-based amplification was performed in diagnostic samples from 241 FLT3-ITD-mutated patients. All patients were treated on 3 German-Austrian AML Study Group protocols. Thirty-four of the 241 patients had more...
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