Constitutional mutation in CDKN2A is associated with long term survivorship in multiple myeloma: a case report

Abstract Background Multiple Myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells associated with significantly reduced survival. Long term survivorship from myeloma is very rare and despite advances in its treatment the disease is generally considered incurable. We report a patient diagnosed with myeloma carrying a...

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Published in:BMC Cancer
Main Authors: Vallari Shah, Kevin D. Boyd, Richard S. Houlston, Martin F. Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Subjects:
Myeloma
Germline mutation
Survival
CDKN2A
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3715-5

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