An Intron-Derived Insertion/Truncation Mutation in the BCR-ABL Kinase Domain in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Undergoing Kinase Inhibitor Therapy

Although targeted inhibition of BCR-ABL with imatinib is an effective therapy for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a minority of patients acquire mutations in the BCR-ABL kinase domain, resulting in imatinib resistance. The spectrum of kinase domain mutations discovered to date is quite...

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