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  • Title: Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukaemia: the translocated genes and their gene products.
    Author: Allen PB, Morgan GJ, Wiedemann LM.
    Journal: Baillieres Clin Haematol; 1992 Oct; 5(4):897-930. PubMed ID: 1308169.
    Abstract:
    Overwhelming evidence indicates a role for the deregulated ABL protein tyrosine kinase in the aetiology of CML and Ph-positive acute leukaemia. These disorders are characterized by the generation of BCR/ABL fusion proteins with elevated tyrosine kinase activity. Although much is known concerning the transforming potential of ABL proteins in various systems, very little is understood of the normal function and mode of regulation of ABL activity. The mechanism of oncogenic activation is therefore also obscure. In spite of this, our understanding of the molecular details of these chromosomal translocations allows the design of therapies directed against their unique, leukaemia-specific proteins and RNA products.
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