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MicroRNA-155 as an inducer of apoptosis and cell differentiation in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.
Molecular cancer - 5 Apr 2014
Palma Catalina A, Al Sheikha Dima, Lim Teck Khai, Bryant Adam, Vu Thi Thanh, Jayaswal Vivek, Ma David D F
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BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is characterised by the halt in maturation of myeloid progenitor cells, combined with uncontrolled proliferation and abnormal survival, leading to the accumulation of immature blasts. In many subtypes of AML the underlying causative genetic insults are not fully described. MicroRNAs are known to be dysregulated during oncogenesis. Overexpression of miR-155 is associated...
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