Wnt/ß-Catenin: A New Therapeutic Approach to Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Author(s) -
Y. Kim,
Sharmilan Thanendrarajan,
Ingo G.H. SchmidtWolf
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
leukemia research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-3219
pISSN - 2090-3227
DOI - 10.4061/2011/428960
Subject(s) - wnt signaling pathway , myeloid leukemia , epigenetics , catenin , cancer research , biology , leukemia , medicine , bioinformatics , signal transduction , gene , immunology , genetics
Recent studies have shown genetic and epigenetic aberrations resulting in aberrant activation of the Wingless-Int (Wnt) pathway, thus influencing the initiation and progression of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Of major importance, these findings may lead to novel treatment strategies exploiting targeted modulation of Wnt signaling. This paper comprises the latest status of knowledge concerning the role of Wnt pathway alteration in AML and outlines future lines of research and their clinical perspectives.
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