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The Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor CGP57148B Selectively Inhibits the Growth of BCR-ABL–Positive Cells
1 Nov 1997
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The Philadelphia chromosome found in virtually all cases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and in about one third of the cases of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia is formed by a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 that results in the fusion of BCR and ABL genetic sequences. This BCR-ABL hybrid gene codes for a fusion protein with deregulated tyrosine kinase activity that can apparently cause...
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