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Mechanisms of Resistance to Decitabine in the Myelodysplastic Syndrome
17 Aug 2011
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PURPOSE: The DNA methylation inhibitor 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (DAC) is approved for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), but resistance to DAC develops during treatment and mechanisms of resistance remain unknown. Therefore, we investigated mechanisms of primary and secondary resistance to DAC in MDS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed Quantitative Real-Time PCR to examine expression of genes related...
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