Sentences with phrase «aggressive type of leukemia»
Research carried out at the Division of Genetics at Friedrich - Alexander - Universität Erlangen - Nürnberg (FAU) with support from the Institute for Human Genetics has now discovered another molecular cause for a particularly aggressive type of leukemia in infants.
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These findings provide renewed hope for developing new treatments for this aggressive type of leukemia.»
DNMT3A is among the most frequently mutated genes in an aggressive type of leukemia, and it plays a significant role in how this disease develops.
We hope that these new insights will allow us to increase our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that result in cancer and to more effectively treat this aggressive type of leukemia.»
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However, genetic mutations in a gene called mixed lineage leukemia, or MLL, lead to an aggressive subtype of B - ALL known as MLL - rearranged, which is the most common type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants.
The new study, published March 14 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, focused on a particularly aggressive form of B - cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B - ALL), the most prevalent type of leukemia in children and young adults.
B - cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B - ALL) is an aggressive cancer that originates from a type of white blood cell called the B lymphocyte.