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SUBMITTER: Zhang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3422558 | biostudies-other | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Zhang Yiqun Y Wei Hui H Tang Kejing K Lin Dong D Zhang Cuiping C Mi Yingchang Y Wang Lin L Wang Cuicui C Wang Min M Wang Jianxiang J
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers 20120718 8
<h4>Background</h4>Mutations at arginine 132 of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 (IDH1/2) have recently been demonstrated to be recurrent gene alterations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Subsequently, this mutation was also found in a variety of other hematologic malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative diseases, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Only a few cases were so far identified in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To study the IDH status in ALL patients, we analyzed 5 ...[more]