The detection of KIT mutations in acute myeloid leukemia

Objective: This study describes a new method used in the clinicallaboratory at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein to detect mutationsin exons 8 and 17 of the KIT gene in patients with acute myeloidleukemia. Methods: Genomic DNA extraction was performed on 54samples of peripheral blood or bone marrow...

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Main Authors: Luis Eduardo Silva Machado, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Roberta Sitnik, Nair Hideko Muto, Elvira Deolinda Rodrigues Pereira Velloso, Roberta Cardoso Petroni, Paulo Vidal Campregher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-09-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2425-286-291_eng.pdf