Mutations in the Wilms' tumor gene WT1 in leukemias.

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The tissue-specific Wilms' tumor gene WT1 is expressed in a range of acute leukemias and hematopoietic cell lines. Using single-strand conformational polymorphism analysis, we have found mutations in the WT1 gene in 4 of 36 acute leukemias. WT1 mutations are found in 15% of cases of acute myeloid leukemia, in which they are associated with a poor response to chemotherapy. The mutations comprise small insertions...

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