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Aberrant DNA methylation at HOXA4 and HOXA5 genes are associated with resistance to imatinib mesylate among chronic myeloid leukemia patients.
Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Aug 2018
Elias Marjanu Hikmah, Azlan Husin, Sulong Sarina, Baba Abdul Aziz, Ankathil Ravindran
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BACKGROUND: Imatinib mesylate is a molecularly targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor drug. It is effectively used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. However, development of resistance to imatinib mesylate as a result of BCR-ABL dependent and BCR-ABL independent mechanisms has emerged as a daunting problem in the management of CML patients. Between these mechanisms, BCR-ABL independent...
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