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Utx loss causes myeloid transformation.
Leukemia - 1 Jun 2018
Zheng Liting, Xu Longyong, Xu Qing, Yu Lu, Zhao Danfeng, Chen Pu, Wang Wei, Wang Yiqin, Han Gang, Chen Charlie Degui
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent somatic loss-of-function mutations in histone demethylases are frequently detected in cancer. However, whether loss of a histone demethylase can cause cancer has not been determined. Here, we report that knockout of the histone demethylase Utx in mice causes a chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)-like disease with splenomegaly, monocytosis, and extramedullary hematopoiesis. Mutational analysis of...
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