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Improved FLT3 Internal Tandem Duplication PCR Assay Predicts Outcome after Allogeneic Transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
23 Aug 2014
Abstract excerpt
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who harbor internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations of the FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) gene carry a poor prognosis. Although allogeneic transplantation may improve outcomes, relapse occurs frequently. The FLT3/ITD mutation has been deemed an unsuitable minimal residual disease (MRD) marker because it is unstable and because the standard assay for the mutation is...
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