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An evolutionary perspective on chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
Leukemia - 1 Jul 2013
Itzykson R, Solary E
Abstract excerpt
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) shares with other myeloid diseases a number of somatic gene mutations. These mutations can now be integrated within the framework of evolution theory to address the mechanisms of the disease. Several evidences indicate that the disease emerges in adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) through the age-dependent accumulation of DNA damage, leading stochastically to a driver...
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