Asparagine synthetase (ASNS) gene polymorphism is associated with the outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia by affecting early response to treatment.

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The polymorphism of 14-bp tandem repeat sequence located in the ASNS gene probably acts as a transcriptional enhancer element and leads to higher expression of the gene in carriers of more than 2 repeats (>R2). We searched for an association with disease outcome in 264 children with ALL. A multivariate proportional hazard regression model adjusted for age at diagnosis (HR (95%CI)=1.05 (1.04-1.09)) and high-risk...

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