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The BCR gene recombines preferentially with Alu elements in complex BCR- ABL translocations of chronic myeloid leukaemia
1 May 1998
Abstract excerpt
Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) develops when two genes, BCR on chromosome 22 and ABL on chromosome 9, recombine to form a hybrid BCR-ABL gene with leukaemogenic properties. The mechanism which underlies this recombination is unknown, but additional chromosome sites may be involved to form complex BCR-ABL rearrangements. The majority of breakpoints in BCR occur within a 5 kb major breakpoint cluster region,...
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