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Molecular characterization of de novo Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute myeloid leukemia.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Jan 2013
Konoplev Sergej, Yin C Cameron, Kornblau Steven M, Kantarjian Hagop M, Konopleva Marina, Andreeff Michael, Lu Gary, Zuo Zhuang, Luthra Rajyalakshmi, Medeiros L Jeffrey, Bueso-Ramos Carlos E
Abstract excerpt
Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a controversial diagnosis, as others propose that it represents chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast phase (CML-BP). NPM1 mutations occur in 25-35% of patients with AML but are absent in patients with CML. Conversely, ABL1 mutations occur in 25% of imatinib-naive patients with CML-BP but are not described in patients with AML. We analyzed for...
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