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Spliceosome mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
Oncotarget - 1 Nov 2012
Chesnais Virginie, Kosmider Olivier, Damm Frederik, Itzykson Raphael, Bernard Olivier A, Solary Eric, Fontenay Michaela
Abstract excerpt
The recently discovered spliceosome mutations represent a group of acquired genetic alterations that affect both myeloid and lymphoid malignancies. A substantial proportion of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), chronic myelomonocytoic leukemia (CMML) or chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) harbor such mutations, which are often missense in type. Genotype-phenotype correlations have been observed,...
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