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Genetic lesions associated with blastic transformation of polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Aug 1997
Gaidano G, Pastore C, Santini V, Nomdedeu J, Gamberi B, Capello D, Vischia F, Resegotti L, Mazza U, Ferrini P R, Lo Coco F, Saglio G
Abstract excerpt
Polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are chronic myeloproliferative disorders that may progress to acute leukemia in a subset of patients. This study aimed at investigating the genetic lesions associated with the blastic transformation of PV and ET. A panel of PV and ET cases at different stages of disease was analyzed for the presence of genetic alterations of TP53, NRAS, KRAS, and MDM2 by a...
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