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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia--Prognostic Value of Mutations.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2015
Kaleem Bushra, Shahab Sadaf, Ahmed Nuzhat, Shamsi Tahir Sultan
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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a stem cell disorder characterized by unrestricted proliferation of the myeloid series that occurs due to the BCR-ABL fusion oncogene as a result of reciprocal translocation t(9;22) (q34;q11). This discovery has made this particular domain a target for future efforts to cure CML. Imatinib revolutionized the treatment options for CML and gave encouraging results both in case of...
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