Article
Mutation of p16, p21 or cyclin dependent kinase 4 is rare in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Nov 1998
Qari M H, Khalil S H, Kambouris M, Meyer B F
Abstract excerpt
Homozygous deletion of the p16 tumour suppressor gene (at frequencies ranging from 14% to 29%) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) by several studies. We investigated the prevalence of this deletion in a group of 46 Arab patients with common ALL. Deleti...
Topics
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinases
- Cyclins
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Genes, p16
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
