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Acute myeloid leukemia with mutated nucleophosmin (NPM1): molecular, pathological, and clinical features.
Cancer treatment and research - 1 Jan 2010
Falini Brunangelo
Abstract excerpt
The NPM1 gene encodes for nucleophosmin, a nucleolus-located shuttling protein that is involved in multiple cell functions, including regulation of ribosome biogenesis, control of centrosome duplication and preservation of ARF tumor suppressor integrity. The NPM1 gene is specifically mutated in about 30% acute myeloid leukemia (AML) but not in other human neoplasms. Mutations cause crucial changes at the...
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