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Genetic changes including gene copy number alterations and their relation to prognosis in childhood acute myeloid leukemia.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Jan 2010
Armengol Gemma, Canellas Anna, Alvarez Yolanda, Bastida Pilar, Toledo José Sánchez De, Pérez-Iribarne Maria Del Mar, Camós Mireia, Tuset Esperanza, Estella Jesús, Coll María Dolores, Caballín María Rosa, Knuutila Sakari
Abstract excerpt
We studied a series of 68 subjects diagnosed with childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) using conventional cytogenetics and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to analyze mutations in FLT3 and NPM1 genes, and/or array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). Cytogenetic/FISH abnormalities were observed in 71% of subjects, FLT3-ITD mutations in 15%, and NPM1 mutations in...
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