Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Genetics, Biology and Therapy /

Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), is the most common form of leukemia in adults. AML is a deadly form of malignancy, the prognosis for which has not improved in the last two decades. More importantly, it is a malignancy that is seen in older adults, therefore the number of cases is likely to rise as...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Nagarajan, Lalitha. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
Edition:1.
Series:Cancer Treatment and Research, 145
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • The Leukemia Stem Cell
  • Epigenetic Mechanisms in AML - a Target for Therapy
  • Chromosomal Translocations in AML: Detection and Prognostic Significance
  • Chromosomal Deletions in AML
  • Genes Predictive of Outcome and Novel Molecular Classification Schemes in Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Alterations in AML <U+0013> Biology and Therapy
  • Lineage Specific Transcription Factor Aberrations in AML
  • Pro-leukemic RUNX1 and CBF<U+00df> Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Acute Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Mutated Nucleophosmin (NPM1): Molecular, Pathological and Clinical Features
  • MicroRNAs: New Players in AML Pathogenesis
  • Murine Models of Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • AML and Apoptosis
  • Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, a Paradigm for Differentitation Therapy
  • Immunotherapy of AML
  • Therapy of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in Adults.