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The detection of KIT mutations in acute myeloid leukemia.
Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2000
Machado Luis Eduardo Silva, Pinho João Renato Rebello, Sitnik Roberta, Muto Nair Hideko, Velloso Elvira Deolinda Rodrigues Pereira, Petroni Roberta Cardoso, Campregher Paulo Vidal
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study describes a new method used in the clinical laboratory at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein to detect mutations in exons 8 and 17 of the KIT gene in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. METHODS: Genomic DNA extraction was performed on 54 samples of peripheral blood or bone marrow from patients with acute myeloid leukemia. The extracted DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction and...
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