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Isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation hot spots in acute lymphoblastic leukemia and oral cancer.
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences - 1 Mar 2012
Tang Jen-Yang, Chang Chun-Chi, Lin Pei-Chin, Chang Jan-Gowth
Abstract excerpt
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) encodes a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate+-dependent enzyme for oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate and has an essential role in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Mutations of IDH1 and IDH2 have been identified in patients with glioma, leukemia, and other cancers. However, the incidence of IDH mutations in acute myeloid leukemia in Taiwan is much lower than that reported...
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