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Down-regulation of homeobox genes <i>MEIS1</i> and <i>HOXA</i> in <i>MLL</i> -rearranged acute leukemia impairs engraftment and reduces proliferation
25 Apr 2011
Abstract excerpt
Rearrangements of the MLL (ALL1) gene are very common in acute infant and therapy-associated leukemias. The rearrangements underlie the generation of MLL fusion proteins acting as potent oncogenes. Several most consistently up-regulated targets of MLL fusions, MEIS1, HOXA7, HOXA9, and HOXA10 are functionally related and have been implicated in other types of leukemias. Each of the four genes was knocked down...
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