HOXA4 Gene Promoter Hypermethylation as an Epigenetic Mechanism Mediating Resistance to Imatinib Mesylate in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients

Development of resistance to imatinib mesylate (IM) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients has emerged as a significant clinical problem. The observation that increased epigenetic silencing of potential tumor suppressor genes correlates with disease progression in some CML patients treated with...

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Main Authors: Marjanu Hikmah Elias, Abdul Aziz Baba, Azlan Husin, Sarina Sulong, Rosline Hassan, Goh Ai Sim, S. Fadilah Abdul Wahid, Ravindran Ankathil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/129715