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SUBMITTER: Waterfall JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3905739 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waterfall Joshua J JJ Arons Evgeny E Walker Robert L RL Pineda Marbin M Roth Laura L Killian J Keith JK Abaan Ogan D OD Davis Sean R SR Kreitman Robert J RJ Meltzer Paul S PS
Nature genetics 20131117 1
To understand the genetic mechanisms driving variant and IGHV4-34-expressing hairy-cell leukemias, we performed whole-exome sequencing of leukemia samples from ten affected individuals, including six with matched normal samples. We identified activating mutations in the MAP2K1 gene (encoding MEK1) in 5 of these 10 samples and in 10 of 21 samples in a validation set (overall frequency of 15/31), suggesting potential new strategies for treating individuals with these diseases. ...[more]