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Somatic mutation in acute myelogenous leukemia cells imitate novel germline HLA-A allele: a case report.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jun 2014
Mrazek F, Onderkova J, Szotkowski T, Königova N, Ambruzova Z, Raida L
Abstract excerpt
A somatic mutation of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A gene revealed in tumour cells of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is described. A patient with AML and her siblings were routinely typed for HLA in order to find a suitable donor for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Sequencing-based typing of the initial patient's sample characterized by high proportion of blasts revealed unknown G/A exchange at...
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