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Genetics and mechanisms of NT5C2-driven chemotherapy resistance in relapsed ALL
26 Mar 2019
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Abstract Mutations in the cytosolic 5′ nucleotidase II (NT5C2) gene drive resistance to thiopurine chemotherapy in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Mechanistically, NT5C2 mutant proteins have increased nucleotidase activity as a result of altered activating and autoregulatory switch-off mechanisms. Leukemias with NT5C2 mutations are chemoresistant to 6-mercaptopurine yet show impaired proliferation...
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