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MYD88 L265P somatic mutation in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
The New England journal of medicine - 30 Aug 2012
Treon Steven P, Xu Lian, Yang Guang, Zhou Yangsheng, Liu Xia, Cao Yang, Sheehy Patricia, Manning Robert J, Patterson Christopher J, Tripsas Christina, Arcaini Luca, Pinkus Geraldine S, Rodig Scott J, Sohani Aliyah R, Harris Nancy Lee, Laramie Jason M, Skifter Donald A, Lincoln Stephen E, Hunter Zachary R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is an incurable, IgM-secreting lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL). The underlying mutation in this disorder has not been delineated. METHODS: We performed whole-genome sequencing of bone marrow LPL cells in 30 patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, with paired normal-tissue and tumor-tissue sequencing in 10 patients. Sanger sequencing was used to validate the...
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