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SUBMITTER: Dang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871073 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dang Xinmei X Zhou Di D Meng Lingjun L Bi Lintao L
The Journal of international medical research 20210201 2
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare, aggressive hematodermic malignancy derived from plasmacytoid dendritic cell precursors. Despite advances in our understanding of tumor cell surface markers, the pathogenesis of BPDCN remains largely unknown. No standard or optimal treatments are available for BPDCN, and the prognosis is usually poor. We report herein a case of BPDCN that harbored multiple genetic mutations in epigenetic modifiers such as <i>TET2</i> and <i>ZRSR2</i> ...[more]