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Evolution of BCR/ABL gene mutation in CML is time dependent and dependent on the pressure exerted by tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Vaidya Shantashri, Vundinti Babu Rao, Shanmukhaiah Chandrakala, Chakrabarti Prantar, Ghosh Kanjaksha
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the ABL kinase domain and SH3-SH2 domain of the BCR/ABL gene and amplification of the Philadelphia chromosome are the two important BCR/ABL dependent mechanisms of imatinib resistance. Here, we intended to study the role played by TKI, imatinib, in selection of gene mutat...
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