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Triplication of a 21q22 region contributes to B cell transformation through HMGN1 overexpression and loss of histone H3 Lys27 trimethylation.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Lane Andrew A, Chapuy Bjoern, Lin Charles Y, Tivey Trevor, Li Hubo, Townsend Elizabeth C, van Bodegom Diederik, Day Tovah A, Wu Shuo-Chieh, Liu Huiyun, Yoda Akinori, Alexe Gabriela, Schinzel Anna C, Sullivan Timothy J, Malinge Sébastien, Taylor Jordan E, Stegmaier Kimberly, Jaffe Jacob D, Bustin Michael, te Kronnie Geertruy, Izraeli Shai, Harris Marian H, Stevenson Kristen E, Neuberg Donna, Silverman Lewis B, Sallan Stephen E, Bradner James E, Hahn William C, Crispino John D, Pellman David, Weinstock David M
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome confers a 20-fold increased risk of B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), and polysomy 21 is the most frequent somatic aneuploidy among all B-ALLs. Yet the mechanistic links between chromosome 21 triplication and B-ALL remain undefined. Here we show that germline triplication...
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