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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
DISEASE(S): normal
SUBMITTER: Raquel Villuendas
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-388 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Villuendas R R Steegmann J L JL Pollán M M Tracey L L Granda A A Fernández-Ruiz E E Casado L F LF Martínez J J Martínez P P Lombardía L L Villalón L L Odriozola J J Piris M A MA
Leukemia 20060601 6
The use of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib, which blocks the enzymatic action of the BCR-ABL fusion protein, has represented a critical advance in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treatment. However, a subset of patients initially fails to respond to this treatment. Use of complementary DNA (cDNA) microarray expression profiling allows the identification of genes whose expression is associated with imatinib resistance. Thirty-two CML bone marrow samples, collected before imatinib treatment, ...[more]