Tracking the molecular pathway to mixed-lineage leukemia
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
Infants and adults with the blood cancer mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) typically have a poor prognosis, and most infants die before their first birthdays. Although there are varying causes of MLL, most cases are caused by a fusion of two genes, the MLL and the AF4 genes.