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WT1 mutation in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Japanese Childhood AML Cooperative Study Group.
International journal of hematology - 1 Oct 2013
Sano Hirozumi, Shimada Akira, Tabuchi Ken, Taki Tomohiko, Murata Chisato, Park Myoung-ja, Ohki Kentaro, Sotomatsu Manabu, Adachi Souichi, Tawa Akio, Kobayashi Ryoji, Horibe Keizo, Tsuchida Masahiro, Hanada Ryoji, Tsukimoto Ichiro, Hayashi Yasuhide
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) have been reported in 10-22 % of patients with cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia (CN-AML), but the prognostic implications of these abnormalities have not been clarified in either adults or children. One hundred and fifty-seven pediatric AML patients were analyzed for WT1 mutations around hotspots at exons 7 and 9; however, amplification of the WT1 gene by the reverse...
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