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Sex disparity in acute myeloid leukaemia with FLT3 internal tandem duplication mutations: implications for prognosis.
Molecular oncology - 1 Sept 2021
Hellesøy Monica, Engen Caroline, Grob Tim, Löwenberg Bob, Valk Peter J M, Gjertsen Bjørn T
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Incidence, molecular presentation and outcome of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) are influenced by sex, but little attention has been directed at untangling sex-related molecular and phenotypic differences between female and male patients. While increased incidence and poor risk are generally associated with a male phenotype, the poor prognostic FLT3 internal tandem duplication (FLT3-ITD) mutation and co-mutations...
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