| Literature DB >> 18268276 |
Brunangelo Falini1, Cristina Mecucci, Giuseppe Saglio, Francesco Lo Coco, Daniela Diverio, Patrick Brown, Fabrizio Pane, Marco Mancini, Maria Paola Martelli, Stefano Pileri, Torsten Haferlach, Claudia Haferlach, Susanne Schnittger.
Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia carrying NPM1 mutations and cytoplasmic nucleophosmin (NPMc(+) acute myeloid leukemia) represents one-third of adult AML (50-60% of all acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype) and shows distinct biological, pathological and clinical features. We confirm in 2562 patients with acute myeloid leukemia our previous observation that NPM1 mutations and cytoplasmic nucleophosmin are mutually exclusive of recurrent genetic abnormalities. Taken together, these findings make NPMc+ acute myeloid leukemia a good candidate for inclusion in the upcoming World Health Organization classification.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18268276 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.12153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Haematologica ISSN: 0390-6078 Impact factor: 9.941