Article
Biphenotypic blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia: abnormalities of p53 and retinoblastoma genes.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 May 1997
Ishikura H, Yufu Y, Yamashita S, Abe Y, Okamura T, Motomura S, Nishimura J, Nawata H
Abstract excerpt
The molecular mechanisms responsible for progression of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) to blast crisis have not been well defined. Blast crisis may be partially related to inactivation of tumor suppressor genes/such as p53 or retinoblastoma (Rb) gene. There is evidence for an association of blast cell phenotypes in CML with alterations of these genes: a strong association of myeloid phenotypes with...
Topics
- Blast Crisis
- Blotting, Southern
- Blotting, Western
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genes, Retinoblastoma
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Retinoblastoma Protein
