Leukemia
Researchers from Asahikawa Medical College, Department of Pediatrics report recent findings in leukemia in children
Published in Blood Weekly, June 7th, 2007
New research, "Leukemia in Cardio-facio-cutaneous (CFC) syndrome: a patient with a germline mutation in BRAF proto-oncogene," is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology, "Cardio-facio-cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation syndrome characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, ectodermal abnormalities, and heart defects. Clinically, it overlaps with both Noonan syndrome and Costello syndrome, which are caused by mutations in 2 genes that encode molecules of the RAS/MAPK (mitogen activated protein kinase) pathway (PTPN11 and HRAS, respectively)."
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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-06-07)
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