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A highly heterogeneous mutational pattern in POEMS syndrome.
Leukemia - 1 Apr 2021
Chen Jia, Gao Xue-Min, Zhao Hao, Cai Hao, Zhang Lu, Cao Xin-Xin, Zhou Dao-Bin, Li Jian
Abstract excerpt
POEMS syndrome is a rare plasma cell dyscrasia. Little is known about its pathogenesis and genetic features. We analyzed the mutational features of purified bone marrow plasma cells from 42 patients newly diagnosed with POEMS syndrome using a two-step strategy. Whole exome sequencing of ten patients showed a total of 170 somatic mutations in exonic regions and splicing sites, with paired peripheral blood...
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