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Total loss of p53 DNA sequences in acute myeloid leukemia.
Leukemia research - 1 Jan 1994
Gandini D, Cuneo A, Carli M G, Lanza F, Castoldi G L, del Senno L
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the p53 tumour suppressor gene on chromosome 17p are a common genetic change in the malignant progression of many cancers. Here we report a case of a 71-year-old man with haematological, cytofluorimetric and cytochemical findings consistent with a 'de novo' M2 acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). A complex karyotype including a whole chromosome 17 and a t(17;?) (p11;?) was present in 8 of 10 metaphases of...
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