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Persistent malignant stem cells in del(5q) myelodysplasia in remission.
The New England journal of medicine - 9 Sept 2010
Tehranchi Ramin, Woll Petter S, Anderson Kristina, Buza-Vidas Natalija, Mizukami Takuo, Mead Adam J, Astrand-Grundström Ingbritt, Strömbeck Bodil, Horvat Andrea, Ferry Helen, Dhanda Rakesh Singh, Hast Robert, Rydén Tobias, Vyas Paresh, Göhring Gudrun, Schlegelberger Brigitte, Johansson Bertil, Hellström-Lindberg Eva, List Alan, Nilsson Lars, Jacobsen Sten Eirik W
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BACKGROUND: The in vivo clinical significance of malignant stem cells remains unclear. METHODS: Patients who have the 5q deletion (del[5q]) myelodysplastic syndrome (interstitial deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 5) have complete clinical and cytogenetic remissions in response to lenalidomide treatment, but they often have relapse. To determine whether the persistence of rare but distinct malignant...
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