| Literature DB >> 17435759 |
Idoya Lahortiga1, Kim De Keersmaecker, Pieter Van Vlierberghe, Carlos Graux, Barbara Cauwelier, Frederic Lambert, Nicole Mentens, H Berna Beverloo, Rob Pieters, Frank Speleman, Maria D Odero, Marijke Bauters, Guy Froyen, Peter Marynen, Peter Vandenberghe, Iwona Wlodarska, Jules P P Meijerink, Jan Cools.
Abstract
We identified a duplication of the MYB oncogene in 8.4% of individuals with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and in five T-ALL cell lines. The duplication is associated with a threefold increase in MYB expression, and knockdown of MYB expression initiates T cell differentiation. Our results identify duplication of MYB as an oncogenic event and suggest that MYB could be a therapeutic target in human T-ALL.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17435759 DOI: 10.1038/ng2025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330