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Telomere deregulations possess cytogenetic, phenotype, and prognostic specificities in acute leukemias.
Experimental hematology - 1 Feb 2011
Capraro Valérie, Zane Linda, Poncet Delphine, Perol David, Galia Perrine, Preudhomme Claude, Bonnefoy-Berard Nathalie, Gilson Eric, Thomas Xavier, El-Hamri Mohamed, Chelghoun Youcef, Michallet Mauricette, Wattel Eric, Mortreux Franck, Sibon David
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OBJECTIVE: Telomeres are protected by tightly regulated factors and elongated by telomerase. Short and/or deprotected chromosomes are recombinogenic and thereby cancer prone. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Together with the quantification of telomerase activity (TA), measuring telomere length (TL) and expression of the genes that govern telomere protection and elongation are useful for assessing telomere homeostasis....
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