Insertions generating the 5′RUNX1/3′CBFA
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Giorgina Specchia; Francesco Albano; Luisa Anelli; Antonella Zagaria; Arcangelo
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Translocation t(8;21)(q22;q22) is a common karyotypic abnormality detected in about 15% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases. The rearrangement results in fusion of the RUNX1 (also known as AML1) and CBFA2T1 (also known as ETO) genes, generating a 5'RUNX1/3'CBFA2T1 transcriptionally active fusion g