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Frequencies and prognostic impact of RAS mutations in MLL-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants.
Haematologica - 1 Jun 2013
Driessen Emma M C, van Roon Eddy H J, Spijkers-Hagelstein Jill A P, Schneider Pauline, de Lorenzo Paola, Valsecchi Maria Grazia, Pieters Rob, Stam Ronald W
Abstract excerpt
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants represents an aggressive malignancy associated with a high incidence (approx. 80%) of translocations involving the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) gene. Attempts to mimic Mixed Lineage Leukemia fusion driven leukemogenesis in mice raised the question whether these fusion proteins require secondary hits. RAS mutations are suggested as candidates. Earlier results on the...
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