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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Simon van Reijmersdal
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18027 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Blood 20100330 23
Resistance to glucocorticoids (GCs) is a major clinical problem in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Although mutations in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene can give rise to therapy resistance in vitro, acquired somatic mutations in the GR are rarely encountered in patients. Here we report that the protein encoded by the BTG1 gene, which is frequently deleted in (pediatric) ALL, is a key determinant of GC responsivenes ...[more]