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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sharma N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9954410 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancers 20230212 4
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) represents 80% of acute leukemia in adults and is characterized by clonal expansion of hematopoietic stem cells secondary to genomic mutations, rendering a selective growth advantage to the mutant clones. NPM1<i>mut</i> is found in around 30% of AML and clinically presents with leukocytosis, high blast percentage and extramedullary involvement. Considered as a "gate-keeper" mutation, NPM1<i>mut</i> appears to be a "first hit" in the process of leukemogenesis and deve ...[more]