Article
RAS mutations in patients following cytotoxic therapy for lymphoma.
Oncogene - 1 Mar 1990
Carter G, Hughes D C, Clark R E, McCormick F, Jacobs A, Whittaker J A, Padua R A
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and Acute Myeloblastic Leukaemia (AML) following cytotoxic therapy for neoplastic disease is well recognised. RAS mutations are common in patients with MDS and AML. To determine whether these lesions are found as early markers of secondary disease, we have studied the incidence of RAS mutations in the peripheral blood of 70 patients in complete remission from...
Topics
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Cells, Cultured
- Combined Modality Therapy
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Genes, ras
- Hodgkin Disease
- Humans
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
