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Prognostic impact of p15 gene aberrations in acute leukemia.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Feb 2017
De Braekeleer Marc, Douet-Guilbert Nathalie, De Braekeleer Etienne
Abstract excerpt
The p15 gene (also known as CDKN2B, INK4B, p15INK4B), located in band 9p21, encodes a protein that induces a G1-phase cell cycle arrest through inhibition of CDK4/6 (cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6). It also plays an important role in the regulation of cellular commitment of hematopoietic progenitor cells and myeloid cell differentiation. p15 can be silenced by several mechanisms, including deletion and...
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