It’s ALL in the Family: IKZF1 and Hereditary Leukemia

Publication date: 14 May 2018
Source:Cancer Cell, Volume 33, Issue 5
Author(s): Junne Kamihara, Akiko Shimamura
IKZF1 plays an essential role in lymphopoiesis, and somatic IKZF1 variants in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are associated with poor prognosis. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Churchman et al. add to the list of leukemia predisposition genes with the identification and characterization of germline IKZF1 variants in childhood ALL.

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IKZF1 plays an essential role in lymphopoiesis, and somatic IKZF1 variants in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are associated with poor prognosis. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Churchman et al. add to the list of leukemia predisposition genes with the identification and characterization of germline IKZF1 variants in childhood ALL.


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