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Minimal residual disease monitoring based on FLT3 internal tandem duplication in adult acute myeloid leukemia.
Leukemia research - 1 Mar 2012
Abdelhamid Emna, Preudhomme Claude, Helevaut Nathalie, Nibourel Olivier, Gardin Claude, Rousselot Philippe, Castaigne Sylvie, Gruson Bérengère, Berthon Céline, Soua Zohra, Renneville Aline
Abstract excerpt
FLT3 internal tandem duplication (FLT3-ITD) is usually considered as a bad marker for minimal residual disease (MRD) follow-up in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Our objective was to evaluate the suitability of FLT3-ITD as a target for MRD detection by real-time quantitative PCR, in comparison with two other molecular MRD markers, NPM1 mutation and WT1 overexpression, in 20 adult AML patients treated in Acute...
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