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Association between TERT promoter polymorphisms and acute myeloid leukemia risk and prognosis.
Oncotarget - 22 Sept 2015
Mosrati Mohamed Ali, Willander Kerstin, Falk Ingrid Jakobsen, Hermanson Monica, Höglund Martin, Stockelberg Dick, Wei Yuan, Lotfi Kourosh, Söderkvist Peter
Abstract excerpt
Telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (TERT) promoter mutations are identified in many malignancies but not in hematological malignancies. Here we analyzed TERT and protection of telomeres 1 gene (POT1) mutations, and four different TERT SNVs in 226 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients and 806 healthy individuals in a case referent design, where also overall survival was assessed. A significant association for...
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