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α-defensin 1-3 and α-defensin 4 as predictive markers of imatinib resistance and relapse in CML patients.
Author(s) -
Gabriel Étienne,
Maryse Dupouy,
Patricia Costaglioli,
Claudine Chollet,
Valérie Lagarde,
JeanMax Pasquet,
Josy Reiffers,
Bertrand Garbay,
FrançoisXavier Mahon,
Béatrice Turcq
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 66
ISSN - 1875-8630
DOI - 10.3233/dma-2011-0777
Subject(s) - imatinib , defensin , imatinib mesylate , medicine , tyrosine kinase , tyrosine kinase inhibitor , immunology , biology , myeloid leukemia , gene , genetics , receptor , cancer
Imatinib mesylate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor used as first line treatment in chronic myeloid leukaemia. Despite a remarkable effectiveness, treatment failure cases have been reported in 20 percent of CML patients. The identification of biomarkers which can predict the response to imatinib is our point of interest.

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