A new monoclonal antibody detects downregulation of protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type γ in chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Abstract Background Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor gamma (PTPRG) is a ubiquitously expressed member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase family known to act as a tumor suppressor gene in many different neoplasms with mechanisms of inactivation including mutations and methylation of CpG islands...

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Main Authors: Marzia Vezzalini, Andrea Mafficini, Luisa Tomasello, Erika Lorenzetto, Elisabetta Moratti, Zeno Fiorini, Tessa L. Holyoake, Francesca Pellicano, Mauro Krampera, Cristina Tecchio, Mohamed Yassin, Nader Al-Dewik, Mohamed A. Ismail, Ali Al Sayab, Maria Monne, Claudio Sorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0494-z