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AML1-ETO driven acute leukemia: insights into pathogenesis and potential therapeutic approaches.
Frontiers of medicine - 1 Sept 2012
Hatlen Megan A, Wang Lan, Nimer Stephen D
Abstract excerpt
The AML1-ETO fusion transcription factor is generated by the t(8;21) translocation, which is present in approximately 4%-12% of adult and 12%-30% of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Both human and mouse models of AML have demonstrated that AML1-ETO is insufficient for leukemogenesis in the absence of secondary events. In this review, we discuss the pathogenetic insights that have been gained from...
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