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New Insight Into the Biology, Risk Stratification, and Targeted Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting - 1 Jan 2017
Haider Mintallah, Duncavage Eric J, Afaneh Khalid F, Bejar Rafael, List Alan F
Abstract excerpt
In myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), somatic mutations occur in five major categories: RNA splicing, DNA methylation, activated cell signaling, myeloid transcription factors, and chromatin modifiers. Although many MDS cases harbor more than one somatic mutation, in general, there is mutual exclusivity of mutated genes within a class. In addition to the prognostic significance of individual somatic mutations, more...
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