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Increased dosage of the chromosome 21 ortholog Dyrk1a promotes megakaryoblastic leukemia in a murine model of Down syndrome.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 2012
Malinge Sébastien, Bliss-Moreau Meghan, Kirsammer Gina, Diebold Lauren, Chlon Timothy, Gurbuxani Sandeep, Crispino John D
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS; also known as trisomy 21) have a markedly increased risk of leukemia in childhood but a decreased risk of solid tumors in adulthood. Acquired mutations in the transcription factor-encoding GATA1 gene are observed in nearly all individuals with DS who are born with transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD), a clonal preleukemia, and/or who develop acute megakaryoblastic...
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