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Exploring the genetic and molecular basis of differences in multiple myeloma of individuals of African and European descent.
Cell death and differentiation - 1 Jan 2024
Levine Arnold J, Carpten John D, Murphy Maureen, Hainaut Pierre
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Multiple Myeloma is a typical example of a neoplasm that shows significant differences in incidence, age of onset, type, and frequency of genetic alterations between patients of African and European ancestry. This perspective explores the hypothesis that both genetic polymorphisms and spontaneous somatic mutations in the TP53 tumor suppressor gene are determinants of these differences. In the US, the rates of...
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