Article
The significance of PTEN and AKT aberrations in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Haematologica - 1 Sept 2012
Zuurbier Linda, Petricoin Emanuel F, Vuerhard Maartje J, Calvert Valerie, Kooi Clarissa, Buijs-Gladdines Jessica G C A M, Smits Willem K, Sonneveld Edwin, Veerman Anjo J P, Kamps Willem A, Horstmann Martin, Pieters Rob, Meijerink Jules P P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: PI3K/AKT pathway mutations are found in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but their overall impact and associations with other genetic aberrations is unknown. PTEN mutations have been proposed as secondary mutations that follow NOTCH1-activating mutations and cause cellular resistance to γ-secretase inhibitors. DESIGN AND METHODS: The impact of PTEN, PI3K and AKT aberrations was studied in a...
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