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GATA3 rs3824662 gene polymorphism as possible risk factor in a cohort of Egyptian patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its prognostic impact.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Mar 2017
Mosaad Youssef M, Elashery Rasha, Darwish Ahmad, Sharaf Eldein Omar A, Barakat Tarek, Marouf Samy, Abou El-Khier Noha T, Youssef Laila F, Fawzy Iman M
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To investigate the possible role of GATA3 rs3824662 polymorphism as risk factor for the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in a cohort of Egyptian children and to evaluate its prognostic role. Typing of GATA3 rs3824662 polymorphism was done using real-time PCR for 116 patients with ALL and 273 healthy controls. The A allele and AA genotype were significantly higher in ALL patients (p = .015 and...
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