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Inherited genetic variation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Blood - 25 Jun 2015
Moriyama Takaya, Relling Mary V, Yang Jun J
Abstract excerpt
Although somatically acquired genomic alterations have long been recognized as the hallmarks of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the last decade has shown that inherited genetic variations (germline) are important determinants of interpatient variability in ALL susceptibility, drug response, and toxicities of ALL therapy. In particular, unbiased genome-wide association studies have identified germline variants...
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