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Methylation markers identify high risk patients in IGHV mutated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Epigenetics - 1 Mar 2011
Irving Laura, Mainou-Fowler Tryfonia, Parker Anton, Ibbotson Rachel E, Oscier David G, Strathdee Gordon
Abstract excerpt
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) exhibits a very variable clinical course. Altered DNA methylation of genes has shown promise as a source of novel prognostic makers in a number of cancers. Here we have studied the potential utility of a panel of methylation markers (CD38, HOXA4 and BTG4) in 118 CLL patients. Each of the three loci assessed exhibited frequent methylation, as determined by COBRA analysis, and...
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