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Identification of a myeloid committed progenitor as the cancer-initiating cell in acute promyelocytic leukemia
2 Oct 2009
Abstract excerpt
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by a block in differentiation and accumulation of promyelocytes in the bone marrow and blood. The majority of APL patients harbor the t(15:17) translocation leading to expression of the fusion protein promyelocytic-retinoic acid receptor alpha. Treatment with retinoic acid leads to degradation of promyelocytic-retinoic acid receptor alpha protein and...
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