Screening for hotspot mutations in PI3K, JAK2, FLT3 and NPM1 in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

INTRODUCTION: Myelodysplastic syndromes encompass a heterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, refractory cytopenia and a tendency to progress toward acute myeloid leukemia. The accumulation of genetic alterations is closely associated...

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Main Authors: João Agostinho Machado-Neto, Fabiola Traina, Mariana Lazarini, Paula de Melo Campos, Katia Borgia Barbosa Pagnano, Irene Lorand-Metze, Fernando Ferreira Costa, Sara T Olalla Saad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000500014