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Isolated Hoxa9 overexpression predisposes to the development of lymphoid but not myeloid leukemia.
Experimental hematology - 1 Jun 2013
Beachy Sarah H, Onozawa Masahiro, Silverman Deborah, Chung Yang Jo, Rivera Mariela Martinez, Aplan Peter D
Abstract excerpt
Hoxa9 is expressed in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, although this expression is usually diminished as these cells undergo differentiation. In addition, aberrant expression of Hoxa9 is strongly associated with both T cell and myeloid leukemia in mice and humans. Despite this strong association, enforced expression of Hoxa9 in murine bone marrow or thymus has only shown a modest ability to transform...
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