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Recurrent alterations of TNFAIP3 (A20) in T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2016
Johansson Patricia, Bergmann Anke, Rahmann Sven, Wohlers Inken, Scholtysik René, Przekopowitz Martina, Seifert Marc, Tschurtschenthaler Gertraud, Webersinke Gerald, Jäger Ulrich, Siebert Reiner, Klein-Hitpass Ludger, Dührsen Ulrich, Dürig Jan, Küppers Ralf
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGL) is poorly understood, as STAT3 mutations are the only known frequent genetic lesions. Here, we identified non-synonymous alterations in the TNFAIP3 tumor suppressor gene in 3 of 39 T-LGL. In two cases these were somatic mutations, in one case the somatic origin was likely. A further case harbored a SNP that is a known risk allele for...
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