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    Mechanism behind acute leukemia identified by VUMC researchers

    A fusion protein resulting from a faulty DNA exchange plays a key role in the development of acute leukemia in humans, Vanderbilt researchers reported recently. The protein, called AML1-ETO, disarms a tumor suppressor and allows circumvention of a powerful tumor checkpoint, freeing cells to experience uncontrolled growth and an extended… Read More

    Aug. 9, 2002