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IKZF1 deletions predict a poor prognosis in children with B-cell progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a multicenter analysis in Taiwan.
Cancer science - 1 Oct 2011
Yang Yung-Li, Hung Chia-Cheng, Chen Jiann-Shiuh, Lin Kai-Hsin, Jou Shiann-Tarng, Hsiao Chih-Cheng, Sheen Jiunn-Ming, Cheng Chao-Neng, Wu Kang-Hsi, Lin Shu-Rung, Yu Sung-Liang, Chen Hsuan-Yu, Lu Meng-Yao, Wang Shih-Chung, Chang Hsiu-Hao, Lin Shu-Wha, Su Yi-Ning, Lin Dong-Tsamn
Abstract excerpt
Despite current risk-directed therapy, approximately 15-20% of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have relapses. Recent genome-wide analyses have identified that an alteration of IKZF1 is associated with very poor outcomes in B-cell progenitor ALL. In this study, we determined the prognostic significance of IKZF1 deletions in patients with childhood ALL. This study analyzed 242 pediatric...
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