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Activating mutations in the NT5C2 nucleotidase gene drive chemotherapy resistance in relapsed ALL.
Nature medicine - 1 Mar 2013
Tzoneva Gannie, Perez-Garcia Arianne, Carpenter Zachary, Khiabanian Hossein, Tosello Valeria, Allegretta Maddalena, Paietta Elisabeth, Racevskis Janis, Rowe Jacob M, Tallman Martin S, Paganin Maddalena, Basso Giuseppe, Hof Jana, Kirschner-Schwabe Renate, Palomero Teresa, Rabadan Raul, Ferrando Adolfo
Abstract excerpt
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is an aggressive hematological tumor resulting from the malignant transformation of lymphoid progenitors. Despite intensive chemotherapy, 20% of pediatric patients and over 50% of adult patients with ALL do not achieve a complete remission or relapse after intensified chemotherapy, making disease relapse and resistance to therapy the most substantial challenge in the treatment...
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