Cell type-specific over-expression of chromosome 21 genes in fibroblasts and fetal hearts with trisomy 21
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Trisomy of chromosome 21 in leukemogenesis.
Extra copies of chromosome 21 are often found in sporadic leukemias. Constitutional trisomy 21 of Down syndrome (DS) is associated with markedly increased risk for childhood leukemia. Thus the oncogenic role of trisomy 21 in the more common sporadic childhood leukemias may be revealed through the investigations of the relatively rare leukemias of DS. Recent studies of the megakaryoblastic leuke...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Genetics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1471-2350
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-24