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High frequency of concomitant mastocytosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia exhibiting the transforming KIT mutation D816V.
Molecular oncology - 1 Aug 2010
Fritsche-Polanz Robert, Fritz Marika, Huber Andrea, Sotlar Karl, Sperr Wolfgang R, Mannhalter Christine, Födinger Manuela, Valent Peter
Abstract excerpt
The KIT mutation D816V is associated with autonomous growth of mast cells (MC) and is detectable in most patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM), including cases with associated hematologic non-MC-lineage disease (AHNMD). Recently, KIT D816V was reported to be expressed in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, it was not clarified whether these patients have co-existing occult SM. We investigated...
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