Gene mutation signals a high risk of recurrence in some older acute-leukemia patients
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
Older people with acute myeloid leukemia and normal looking chromosomes in their cancer cells have a higher risk of recurrence if they have mutations in a gene called ASXL1, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC James).