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The ParaHox gene Cdx4 induces acute erythroid leukemia in mice.
Blood advances - 26 Nov 2019
Thoene Silvia, Mandal Tamoghna, Vegi Naidu M, Quintanilla-Martinez Leticia, Rösler Reinhild, Wiese Sebastian, Metzeler Klaus H, Herold Tobias, Haferlach Torsten, Döhner Konstanze, Döhner Hartmut, Schwarzmüller Luisa, Klingmüller Ursula, Buske Christian, Rawat Vijay P S, Feuring-Buske Michaela
Abstract excerpt
Acute erythroid leukemia (AEL) is a rare and aggressive form of acute leukemia, the biology of which remains poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that the ParaHox gene CDX4 is expressed in patients with acute erythroid leukemia, and that aberrant expression of Cdx4 induced homogenously a transplantable acute erythroid leukemia in mice. Gene expression analyses demonstrated upregulation of genes involved in...
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