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OGG1 is a novel prognostic indicator in acute myeloid leukaemia.
Oncogene - 1 Apr 2010
Liddiard K, Hills R, Burnett A K, Darley R L, Tonks A
Abstract excerpt
OGG1 (8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase) constitutes a key component of the DNA base excision repair pathway, catalysing the removal of 8-oxoguanine nucleotides from DNA, thereby suppressing mutagenesis and cell death. We found that OGG1 expression was significantly downregulated by the RUNX1-ETO fusion protein product of the t(8;21) chromosome translocation in normal haematopoietic progenitor cells and in patients...
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